AUSTRALIAN AL-QA'IDAH SUSPECTS NOT TO HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06716954
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2018
• Case Number: F-2018-00242
• Publication Date: May 6, 2002

Approved for Release: 2018/05/01 C06716954
PREC: R DIG: 061340ZMAY02
FROM: FBIS RESTON VA
UNCLAS
WARNING: TOPIC: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, TERRORISM, HUMAN RIGHTS
SERIAL: SEP20020506000109
COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES, AFGHANISTAN
SUBJ: AUSTRALIAN AL-QA'IDAH SUSPECTS NOT TO HAVE LEGAL
REPRESENTATION
SOURCE: MELBOURNE RADIO AUSTRALIA IN ENGLISH 1300 GMT 6 MAY 02
TEXT:
[FBIS TRANSCRIBED TEXT] AUSTRALIAN AL-QA'IDAH SUSPECTS NOT TO
HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION
TEXT OF REPORT BY RADIO AUSTRALIA ON 6 MAY
AUSTRALIA'S FEDERAL ATTORNEY-GENERAL, DARYL WILLIAMS, SAYS AN
AUSTRALIAN AL-QA'IDAH SUSPECT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED A LAWYER WHEN HE
IS INTERVIEWED BY AUSTRALIAN AUTHORITIES LATER THIS MONTH. 'MAMDOUH
HABIB, WHO WAS TAKEN INTO UNITED STATES CUSTODY IN AFGHANISTAN LAST
MONTH, HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM AFGHANISTAN TO GUANTANAMO BAY. THE
ATTORNEY-GENERAL, DARYL WILLIAMS, SAYS THE UNITED STATES HAS AGREED
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO MR HABIB. BUT,
HE SAYS, AT THIS STAGE, IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT MR HABIB AND FELLOW
AL-QA'IDAH SUSPECT DAVID HICKS DO NOT HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
[WILLIAMS, IN PROGRESS] - GIVEN THAT THE MEN ARE IN UNITED
STATES MILITARY CUSTODY AND THAT THE OBJECTS OF THE VISIT ARE FOR
INTELLIGENCE PURPOSES AND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
[DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE: MELBOURNE RADIO AUSTRALIA IN ENGLISH --
GOVERNMENT-FUNDED OVERSEAS SERVICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING
CORPORATION]
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