Police complain over Haneef transcript release
News.com.au reports that the keystone cops Australian Federal Police have complained to the Queensland Legal Services Commissioner because Haneef's lawyers are allegedly "us[ing] the media to run their case" which is said to be unprofessional and inappropriate.
Yes, how dare they leak information to the media. That, after all, is the privilege of the executive government. Moreover, it is the privilege of the executive to selectively leak only the parts of the evidence that support their case, while insisting that all other evidence remain confidential. Heaven forbid that the public should know the whole truth of the matter, or that the Minister should be exposed as a fraud who has wilfully misrepresented the facts while pandering to the court of public opinion.
Misrepresenting the facts in court also seems to be another privilege of the executive; witness the "SIM card was in the Jeep" debacle. If not for a contradictory leak in the UK, the government might still be sticking to it's original story. I feel for the government on this point. It's terribly hard for them to arbitrarily detain people when their lies, half-truths, and misinformation keep getting exposed.
The AFP's complaint to the Legal Services Commissioner stinks of rank hypocrisy, and echoes similar threats of disciplinary action against Major Michael Mori, the military lawyer for David Hicks. There seems to be a trend developing here: defend alleged terrorists, by all means, but make the government look stupid at your peril.
Yes, how dare they leak information to the media. That, after all, is the privilege of the executive government. Moreover, it is the privilege of the executive to selectively leak only the parts of the evidence that support their case, while insisting that all other evidence remain confidential. Heaven forbid that the public should know the whole truth of the matter, or that the Minister should be exposed as a fraud who has wilfully misrepresented the facts while pandering to the court of public opinion.
Misrepresenting the facts in court also seems to be another privilege of the executive; witness the "SIM card was in the Jeep" debacle. If not for a contradictory leak in the UK, the government might still be sticking to it's original story. I feel for the government on this point. It's terribly hard for them to arbitrarily detain people when their lies, half-truths, and misinformation keep getting exposed.
The AFP's complaint to the Legal Services Commissioner stinks of rank hypocrisy, and echoes similar threats of disciplinary action against Major Michael Mori, the military lawyer for David Hicks. There seems to be a trend developing here: defend alleged terrorists, by all means, but make the government look stupid at your peril.
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