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| An Indian doctor will be allowed to leave Australia after charges linked to failed bomb attacks in the UK were dropped, government officials say. | An Indian doctor will be allowed to leave Australia after charges linked to failed bomb attacks in the UK were dropped, government officials say. |
| Dr Mohamed Haneef was released from prison on Friday. | Dr Mohamed Haneef was released from prison on Friday. |
| Australia's Immigration Minister, Ken Andrews, said Dr Haneef was now free to leave the country, but added that his work visa would not be restored. | Australia's Immigration Minister, Ken Andrews, said Dr Haneef was now free to leave the country, but added that his work visa would not be restored. |
| "The Commonwealth has no objection to Dr Haneef leaving Australia," Mr Andrews told reporters. | "The Commonwealth has no objection to Dr Haneef leaving Australia," Mr Andrews told reporters. |
| Lawyers for Dr Haneef had said they wanted his name cleared completely and demanded the restoration of his work visa. | |
| This had been withdrawn on the grounds that Dr Haneef was of unsuitable character. | |
| Dr Haneef had been held in custody for almost four weeks, accused of links to the failed bomb attacks in Britain last month, but the charges were dropped after Australia's chief prosecutor admitted "a mistake has been made". |