i dont think itz a case o anti-muslim lobby, i wud call the first n third visitz quite natural, a person frm andhra pradesh comin and stayin in a village and some european friendz visitin him, it is so natural 2 suspect sumthin fishy, isnt it? i dont think accusin it as anti-muslim wud b right. i wud say that it shows that the police are awake :-)
On 7/28/07, Muraleedharan Tharayil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In this regard, I would like to share the experiences of a friend of mine. > He is a Muslim from Madhyapradesh, brought up mostly in Hyderabad, who, at > the age of 44, decided to settle down in Kerala because he is a poet and has > great fascination for green surroundings. He is basically a computer > hardware engineer. > Since he is a friend, he asked me to help and we managed to find a beautiful > house for him in a village near Trichur, right on the banks of a river. He > started living there a year back and police men have already visited his > house thrice. First, they visited his house when he was not around and said > they were making a survey of new residents. They wanted his details and an > explanation on why he chose to live in that house. > > A few days later the police man visited again, asking for a letter from his > employer as well as his voters ID card. > > A few months later, a few European friends visited him and stayed with him > for a couple of days. Promptly the next day the police man turned up again, > asking why those whites had visited his house?(This is in spite of the fact > that his house is quite far away from the police station, and in a not so > populated area. It is obvious that his house is under obvervation) > > Before coming to Kerala, my friend used to tell me that he never felt secure > in most other parts of India as there are strong anti-Muslim lobbies. Then I > used to assure him that such forces do not exist in Kerala. Now I feel most > embarassed. > > On 7/28/07, Ajay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Front Page <http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/28/01hdline.htm> [image: Printer > > Friendly > Page]<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007072859180100.htm&date=2007/07/28/&prd=th&;> > > [image: Send this Article to a > Friend]<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/pgemail.pl?date=2007/07/28/&prd=th&;> > > > > *Haneef freed as case collapses * > > > > *He is released into 'residential detention'; prosecution admits its > > mistake * > > > > > > * * > > > > Melbourne: Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, held by the Australian police on > > terrorism-related charges since July 2, was released on Friday. The case > > against him collapsed dramatically in a Brisbane court after the > prosecution > > admitted during a review to having made mistakes. > > > > Dr. Haneef, 27, who was working in a hospital in Gold Coast, Queensland, > > was conditionally freed from custody, and was required to report to the > > Immigration Department by phone every day and in person every week. > > > > However, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews, who had on "character" > > grounds based on information provided by the federal police last week > > revoked Dr. Haneef's visa soon after a court gave him bail, said he made a > > "residential determination." > > > > This meant that rather than detention in immigration custody, the doctor > > would be released into residential detention. He is due to appeal against > > the decision to revoke his visa on August 8 and could be deported if the > > appeal fails. > > > > Imran Siddiqui, Dr. Haneef's relative who is in Australia to coordinate > > matters, was quoted as saying that upon his release the doctor greeted him > > with a big smile. "It's good to be free" the doctor said. > > > > The Bangalore-origin doctor was charged with "recklessly" providing > > support to a terrorist organisation by leaving his cell phone SIM card > with > > his cousin, one of the suspects in the failed London-Glasgow terror plot. > > > > "On my view of this matter a mistake has been made...," Commonwealth > > Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Damian Bugg said. He withdrew the > > charges because he was satisfied "there was no reasonable prospect of > > conviction." He described the mistake as "upsetting." > > > > "Mistakes are embarrassing. You're embarrassed if you do something wrong," > > Mr. Bugg told reporters in Canberra. "I'm disappointed that it's happened > > and I will first thing next week try and obtain a better understanding of > > how it came about." He said he was disappointed that it happened. > > > > Under attack from civil rights groups and political parties, the > > Australian Government sought to distance itself from the legal fiasco and > > its fallout. > > > > Prime Minister John Howard said Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty > > and Mr. Bugg were responsible for handling the case. > > 'No apology to doctor' > > > > Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said it was regrettable that charges were > > ever laid against Dr. Haneef but he would not apologise to the doctor. "I > > certainly regret that in the course of this investigation the DPP formed a > > particular view and a later point in time reconsidered that view," he > said. > > > > Mr. Keelty accepted the DPP's decision to drop the case but insisted there > > was still sufficient reason to support the decision to revoke Dr. Haneef's > > visa on character grounds. The AFP acted on the advice of the DPP when it > > charged Dr. Haneef on July 13 and now accepted the decision to withdraw > the > > charge. > > > > Asked whether the AFP would apologise, he said: "The matter of apology to > > Dr. Haneef is not a matter with AFP." He refused to rule out further > charges > > against him, saying the investigation was on with cooperation from British > > police. Dr. Haneef's lawyer Peter Russo said he was happy but disappointed > > that the visa was not immediately reinstated. -- PTI > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. > > It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human > > personality." > > - Dr BR Ambedkar > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > -- > Dr. Muraleedharan Tharayil > Trichur, Kerala > India 680 013 > > > > -- Deepak P http://deepakp7.googlepages.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
