Crap!!! He Got Out On Bail!!! Oh Well, Put Him In Villawood

Australia is the lucky country. Because it's lucky that when the courts fail us and don't lock up what are obvious terrorists we can always fall back on our immigrant detention system.

After being granted bail in a court Dr Mohamed Haneef has had his visa revoked because he failed a 'character test' and is now being removed to Villawood. Apparently, even though the court determined that 'there was no evidence to suggest Haneef had any direct association with a terrorist organisation, or that the SIM card he had given to the brother of one of the accused UK bombers had been used in a terrorist attack' he's still such a threat that he must be instantly dealt with and shipped to detention.

Immigration Minister Andrews said:

'"Based on information and advice I have received from the Australian Federal Police I reasonably suspect that Dr Haneef has had or has an association with persons involved in criminal conduct namely terrorism,"'

I'd better watch out considering that I've had an association with someone who later became involved in criminal conduct, though I wasn't aware that he was planning it when we were 5 years old and unlike Haneef we weren't related so there's no excuse!!!!! Not that that helped him any.

This is a joke. Either he's committed a crime and they've evidence of this or he hasn't and they don't. They've thrown everything at this guy, they've sack his house and held him for days without charge, the media's spread many a false fact concerning the manner of his arrest and thrown his face around the nation and this is what it comes to.

What's becoming of the West? Are we sacrificing our long held liberties on the alter of security?

UPDATE:

For those who watched Andrews on the 7:30 report last night it was devastatingly clear that he was far from certain whether Haneef's association with his second cousin was 'sinister'. This is terribly illuminating.

UPDATE 2:

They've figured it out. Ms Payne is one of those magistrates!!!!! A judicial activist maybe? A possible 'lefty' with a history of disagreeing with police! Shocking!

UPDATE 3:

This is what's it all comes down to:

'ALA national director and Perth barrister, Tom Percy, QC, said when the Government was able to usurp the decision of a magistrate, the rule of law no longer applied.
"A judicial officer has heard the case in regards to Dr Haneef and has granted him nominal bail," said Mr Percy.
"The magistrate heard both sides of the case and the minister should not circumvent that.
"The separation of powers must apply. If there was any evidence presented to the court that this man was a significant risk at any level he would never have been granted bail.
"If the prosecution disagreed with the decision to grant Dr Haneef bail, they could appeal that decision in the Supreme Court but we have seen no evidence of that taking place.
"Instead, the Federal Government has taken away this man's right to a fair hearing."'

No doubt those of us who've expressed concern at the government's actions will be labelled as terrorist appeasers of the 'chattering classes' (you know who you are), but it's not about whether he's guilty or innocent. It's about the precedent in that any migrant may now be deported once any tenuous link is found between themselves and possible criminals. How is this fair?