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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. |
| Australian Immigration Minister Kevin 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. | Lawyers for Dr Haneef had said they wanted his name cleared completely, and demanded the restoration of his work visa. |
| This was withdrawn on the grounds that Dr Haneef was of unsuitable character. | This was withdrawn on the grounds that Dr Haneef was of unsuitable character. |
| "We're stunned," Dr Haneef's lawyer Stephen Keim told Reuters news agency. | "We're stunned," Dr Haneef's lawyer Stephen Keim told Reuters news agency. |
| "We can't understand how a man, who has been locked up in prison for nearly a month on groundless reasons, could continue to have his good name be smeared with this decision. | "We can't understand how a man, who has been locked up in prison for nearly a month on groundless reasons, could continue to have his good name be smeared with this decision. |
| "With the visa cancelled, it could have serious downstream effects on his work and travel. It is of paramount interest for Haneef to have an unblemished record." | "With the visa cancelled, it could have serious downstream effects on his work and travel. It is of paramount interest for Haneef to have an unblemished record." |
| Mr Keim said Dr Haneef would be leaving for India later on Saturday. | Mr Keim said Dr Haneef would be leaving for India later on Saturday. |
| 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". | 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". |
| The case threw new anti-terror laws under the spotlight and triggered concern from both legal and civil rights groups. | The case threw new anti-terror laws under the spotlight and triggered concern from both legal and civil rights groups. |
| Lack of evidence | Lack of evidence |
| The case triggered concern from both legal and civil rights groupsThe case was withdrawn during a hearing at Brisbane court on Friday at the request of Director of Public Prosecutions Damian Bugg. | |
| He later told a news conference that a review of the case found that there was no reasonable prospect of convicting Dr Haneef on the evidence available. | He later told a news conference that a review of the case found that there was no reasonable prospect of convicting Dr Haneef on the evidence available. |
| The case against Dr Haneef came under question after prosecution evidence presented in a previous hearing was disputed. | The case against Dr Haneef came under question after prosecution evidence presented in a previous hearing was disputed. |
| Prosecutors had claimed that the doctor's SIM card had been found in the burning car that crashed into Glasgow international airport on 30 June. | Prosecutors had claimed that the doctor's SIM card had been found in the burning car that crashed into Glasgow international airport on 30 June. |
| But it later emerged the card had actually been found in a flat in Liverpool, some 300km (185 miles) from Glasgow, where his cousin lived. | But it later emerged the card had actually been found in a flat in Liverpool, some 300km (185 miles) from Glasgow, where his cousin lived. |
| Dr Haneef had been working at the Gold Coast Hospital in Queensland when he was detained trying to board a flight to India on 2 July. | Dr Haneef had been working at the Gold Coast Hospital in Queensland when he was detained trying to board a flight to India on 2 July. |
| It came days after two cars containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were discovered in London, and a burning car was driven into Glasgow airport. | It came days after two cars containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were discovered in London, and a burning car was driven into Glasgow airport. |
| Three people have been charged over the failed bombings in the UK, including Dr Haneef's second cousin Sabeel Ahmed. | Three people have been charged over the failed bombings in the UK, including Dr Haneef's second cousin Sabeel Ahmed. |