September 14, 2007 news.com.au
THE Federal Government did nothing wrong in its treatment of terror suspect Mohamed Haneef, according to a Perthnow and The Sunday Times survey.
The Law and Order survey also revealed most people believe the police should have the right to detain terror suspects for an extended amount of time.
In the survey, 66 per cent said of the public said the Federal Government handled the terrorist suspect Dr Mohamed Haneef in a reasonable manner.
And nearly 90 per cent said police should have the right to detain terror suspects for a broad amount of time.
Dr Samina Yasmeen, an associate professor at the University of WA and director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, said she was surprised the majority of respondents thought Dr Haneef was dealt with fairly by police ...
