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Dr Haneef
by Harish Pujara on Jul 17, 2007 05:05 AM

It does appear that the Australians are somewhat heavy handed with Dr. Haneef, however Indian gov't should be wary of appearing to be backing him entirely. If he is involved in a slightest way, and it surely appears that way, then the Indian Gov't should back off completely.
If Haneef had the slightest inkling of the terror plot then he is guilty, more so as he is a doctor. Even if he weren't a doctor it is incumbent upon him to inform the authorities. There appears to be more than a tangential connection in this case. This is terror plot we are talking about, not just an everyday ordinary crime.
May be perhaps, we do not know something that the Indian gov't knows. Or, just perhaps, in the infinite wisdom of our gov't unless he pulls a trigger he is not guilty!
Indian gov't record in catching terrorists and bringing them to book is an abomination and, as such, they may expect others act as cavaliarly as they do. The Indian gov't hardly, if ever, catches any terrorists or their accomplices, therefore any other governments move swiftly does show them in poor light.
I hope Haneef is innocent but Australains are right in being far more careful with terror suspects than they would be with other criminals.

-Harish Pujara


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