News APP

NewsApp (Free)

Read news as it happens
Download NewsApp

Available on  gplay

Rediff.com  » News » Haneef will not be extradited to UK: Australia

Haneef will not be extradited to UK: Australia

By Natasha Chaku in Melbourne
July 15, 2007 16:12 IST
Get Rediff News in your Inbox:

Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, charged in connection with last month's failed car bomb attacks in Britain, will not be extradited to the UK while proceedings against him continue in Australia, according to Attorney General Philip Ruddock.

27-year-old Haneef, who was taken into custody on July 2 when he attempted to leave Australia on a one-way ticket, was charged on Saturday with providing "reckless" support to a terrorist group and will be held until at least Monday when a Brisbane court decides whether to grant him bail or not.

"In relation to extradition, Australia will not normally surrender a person for extradition where there were outstanding matters that had to be dealt with here," Ruddock was quoted as saying by The Age on Sunday.

"We have another case involving a gentleman charged with terrorist offences in Sydney who has been sought in Lebanon," he said adding, "the fact that he has been sought in Lebanon is a matter that will be dealt with when any of the charges that remain here to be concluded have been finalised."

Get Rediff News in your Inbox:
Natasha Chaku in Melbourne
Source: PTI© Copyright 2024 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.