Extra $2.2m to fund Haneef inquiry
13/5/08
The federal government has set aside an extra $2.2 million to fund the inquiry into the police handling of the Mohamed Haneef case. Dr Haneef was arrested at Brisbane airport last year in connection with failed terrorist attacks in the UK. He was later released following a series of investigative bungles by the Australian Federal Police and Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. Budget papers show the total cost of the inquiry is likely to be about $4.2 million, with $2 million of that coming from the existing budget of the Attorney-General’s Department.
See: http://news.theage.com.au/extra-22m-to-fund-haneef-inquiry/20080513-2dph.html