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| Lawyers acting for the Indian doctor, Mohammed Haneef, are launching an appeal against the decision to cancel his working visa. | Lawyers acting for the Indian doctor, Mohammed Haneef, are launching an appeal against the decision to cancel his working visa. |
| Dr Haneef was detained for several weeks in Australia before a terror charge against him was dropped. | Dr Haneef was detained for several weeks in Australia before a terror charge against him was dropped. |
| But Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said he still had suspicions against him. | |
| Dr Haneef is now back in India and will not attend the appeal, which is being heard at the federal court in Brisbane. | |
| For Dr Haneef, the fight to get back his visa is not only a matter of honour and pride but one of practical necessity. | For Dr Haneef, the fight to get back his visa is not only a matter of honour and pride but one of practical necessity. |
| He would like to have the option of returning to work in Australia. | |
| His visa was cancelled after a magistrate in Brisbane granted him bail, a decision which allowed the authorities to keep him in detention. | His visa was cancelled after a magistrate in Brisbane granted him bail, a decision which allowed the authorities to keep him in detention. |
| But even after the charge against him, relating to failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow at the end of June, was dropped, Australia's immigration minister stuck by his controversial decision. | But even after the charge against him, relating to failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow at the end of June, was dropped, Australia's immigration minister stuck by his controversial decision. |
| Kevin Andrews maintained that the Indian doctor had failed what is called the character test because of his association with alleged criminals. | Kevin Andrews maintained that the Indian doctor had failed what is called the character test because of his association with alleged criminals. |
| Mr Andrews says he continues to harbour suspicions about the Indian doctor. | Mr Andrews says he continues to harbour suspicions about the Indian doctor. |
| But Dr Haneef's defence team will say that the immigration laws were applied simply to keep him behind bars while the criminal case against him was falling apart, and that was improper. | But Dr Haneef's defence team will say that the immigration laws were applied simply to keep him behind bars while the criminal case against him was falling apart, and that was improper. |
| Normally it is hard to win appeals of this kind because the immigration minister has such wide-ranging powers but the judge hearing the case has already been critical of Mr Andrews' use of the character test. | Normally it is hard to win appeals of this kind because the immigration minister has such wide-ranging powers but the judge hearing the case has already been critical of Mr Andrews' use of the character test. |
| By the standard being applied, Justice Jeffrey Spender said that he too would have failed because he had represented criminals during his career as a barrister. | By the standard being applied, Justice Jeffrey Spender said that he too would have failed because he had represented criminals during his career as a barrister. |