On the day that Kevin Andrews was dumped by the Liberal Party from the Shadow Ministry, the new Rudd Labor Government announced a Judicial Inquiry into the disgraceful Dr Mohamed Haneef affair which was all created, produced, directed and stage managed by Kevin Andrews himself.Even the Liberal Party is now acutely aware of the incompetence and political liability of this former Immigration Minister who shamed Australia in front of the world media when he revoked Dr Haneef's visa to keep him in jail, after a Brisbane Magistrate had granted him bail on a trumped-up charge which was later withdrawn.
The real losers in all of this have been Dr Haneef and his family and Commonwealth Prosecutor Clive Porritt who was demoted after innocently giving the Court wrong information based on factually incorrect material provided by the Australian Federal Police.
If this Judicial Inquiry is fair dinkum, its findings will recommend:
1. That Dr Mohamed Haneef was treated illegally and unfairly and should have his visa returned and receive substantial compensation for his treatment at the hands of a sullied Government that was trying to turn this into "Tampa 2007".2. That DPP officer Clive Porritt should be reinstated to his former senior position.
3. That Mick Keelty should be removed as head of the Australian Federal Police for his role - or lack of it - in the Haneef affair.
4. That former Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews should be prosecuted under section 43 of the Crimes Act 1914 for attempting to pervert the course of justice by pre-determining to revoke Dr Haneef's visa for an unlawful purpose, to keep him in jail should his bail application succeed.
As well, my own recommendation is that Dr Haneef's lawyer Peter Russo should be awarded an Order of Australia for persistence in the face of adversity in the greatest case of political bastardry ever witnessed in this country since 1901.This is the site for thinking and politically-astute Australians.
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