New Delhi: The lawyers of Dr Mohammad Haneef have made public documents given to them by the Australian authorities which have previously unknown details about his detention in Brisbane. The papers say the alleged Glasgow bomber and Haneef's cousin Kafeel Ahmed had lent £300 to Haneef to take his exams.
The documents say that the money was given on loan to Haneef in 2005. The documents, which were made available publicly, also allege that Haneef kept in regular contact with another suspect, his second cousin Sabeel Ahmed, via online chat.
The pair had communicated as recently as on June 26, three days before unexploded car bombs were found outside London nightclubs. The documents say the chat was about Haneef's newborn daughter. The documents and the supporting material were served on Haneef by immigration department officials on Tuesday.
Haneef's lawyers say they would file a federal court application on Wednesday against his immigration detention. It's possible that there is more material against Haneef with the immigration authorities.
"There are also suggestions made by the Australian Immigration Minister that he had substantive reasons for the decision to detain Haneef and that he will share them with the defence.
"It's possible that there is more material. There are suggestions made by the Immigration Minister that he had substantive reasons for this decision which he will share with the defence," the Australian High Commissioner to India, John McCarthy, said on Tuesday.
In Bangalore, Dr Haneef's wife Firdaus Ashriya says she wants her husband back, but not as a terrorist.
"I want my husband back, but not in this way. He should come back with the respect he had before all this happened. So we will face trial, fight the case and win it and live like we did when he comes back," she said.
Australia Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews told CNN-IBN earlier on Tuesday that Haneef could be deported to India, but only after he faces trial. Andrews says Haneef would be deported unless there is some new information or a change as a result of legal proceedings.
Reports in Australian media said Haneef was in constant touch with his cousins and UK terror suspects Kafeel and Sabil, even till the day of the failed bombings. Despite getting bail in the case, Haneef is under detention now under immigration laws after his visa was revoked. Haneef's counsel Peter Russo met him on Tuesday to chalk out the future course of action.
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