[Greens-Media] Australia must not be ruled by innuendo, says Brown

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Tuesday, 31 July 2007

Australia must not be ruled by innuendo, says Brown

"Australian law excludes innuendo and uncorroborated evidence from the
justice system. This basic ingredient of our law is being jettisoned by
the decisions of Kevin Andrews and the Howard government," Greens Leader
Bob Brown said today.

"I call on the Prime Minister to reaffirm his commitment to such basic
principles of Australian justice," Senator Brown said.

"There can only be two reasons why the Immigration Minister will not
release the information which he says incriminates Dr Haneef's
character. One is that releasing the information might undermine
Australian security, in which case questions about Dr Haneef's release
are also raised. Second is that there is no information which would
withstand public scrutiny in justifying Minister Andrews' decisions." 

"Minister Andrews should never have raised the expectation that the
information would be released before deciding whether to release it,"
Senator Brown said.

Further information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603




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