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Australia seeks suspect extension Australia terror hearing on hold
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Australian police are seeking more time to hold an Indian doctor over the suspected failed UK car bomb attacks. A court hearing into a request by Australian police to extend the detention of an Indian doctor has been adjourned until Friday.
They are asking for extra time to detain Dr Mohammed Haneef without having to charge him or question him. Dr Mohammed Haneef has already spent nine days in police custody without charge, after he was picked up over suspected UK bomb attempts.
Dr Haneef, 27, was detained at Brisbane International Airport at the beginning of last week following a tip-off from British police. Australian police are seeking more time to hold Dr Haneef while they continue their investigations.
Legal and civil groups have complained about controversial anti-terror laws being used in his case. Civil liberties groups complain that he is being held in a legal limbo.
The laws, which came in to force in 2004, allow police to hold Dr Haneef seemingly indefinitely, subject to a magistrate's approval, the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says. Dr Haneef's case is the first to be practically applied under controversial anti-terror laws that came in to force in 2004, the BBC's Nick Bryant in Brisbane says.
Leading lawyers are particularly concerned about the "chess clock" approach to questioning, which allows police to spread 12 hours of interview time over an unspecified period, our correspondent adds. Under the new laws, Australian police are allowed to question him for 24 hours - but this can be spread out over an unspecified period of time. So far, they have questioned him for only 12 hours.
The questioning can be interspersed with what is being called "dead time" - a kind of legal time-out which allows police, subject to magistrate's approval, to keep a person in detention without charge or questioning while they continue their inquiries.
Australian police have asked for an extra five days of "dead time", citing the complexity of this case.
Wednesday's court hearing was adjourned by magistrates after much of the day's proceedings were consumed with legal argument, Dr Haneef's lawyer Peter Russo said.
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Dr Haneef has now spent nine days in detention, since his arrest at Brisbane airport. Dr Haneef was picked up at Brisbane airport on 2 July after a tip-off from British police.
He was reportedly carrying a one-way ticket to India, although his family insist he was travelling home to see his wife and newborn daughter.He was reportedly carrying a one-way ticket to India, although his family insist he was travelling home to see his wife and newborn daughter.
Australian police have carried out a number of raids related to the arrest, including a search of Dr Haneef's home and place of work on Queensland's Gold Coast. Australian police have carried out a number of raids relating to the arrest, including a search of Dr Haneef's home and place of work on Queensland's Gold Coast.
More than 200 officers are now involved, and one of their most pressing tasks is to sift through more than 30,000 computer files.More than 200 officers are now involved, and one of their most pressing tasks is to sift through more than 30,000 computer files.
The inquiry is linked to the suspected attempted car bombings in central London and Glasgow at the end of last month.The inquiry is linked to the suspected attempted car bombings in central London and Glasgow at the end of last month.
Dr Haneef is one of eight people who have been detained over the alleged attacks. The other six - all linked to the medical profession - were picked up in the UK. Dr Haneef is one of eight people who have been detained over the alleged attacks. The others - all linked to the medical profession - were picked up in the UK.
One man, 27-year-old Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah, has been charged in the UK courts over the incidents.One man, 27-year-old Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah, has been charged in the UK courts over the incidents.