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Aussie Police Blame Scotland Yard for False Terror Arrest

Doctor back home, talks of 'trauma'

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(Newser) – Australian police yesterday blamed Scotland Yard for sending them inaccurate information that led to the arrest of an innocent Indian doctor in the failed British bomb plots. Mohammed Haneef was detained for 27 days before being freed; he was welcomed by cheering crowds in Bangalore.

Scotland Yard claimed to have recovered Haneef's mobile phone card from the Jeep used in the Glasgow bombing, when in fact the card had been found hundreds of miles away in Liverpool, in the possession of another cousin accused in the plot, according to Australian police. Haneef said he had suffered the "the trauma of being a victim" and that if he had suspected his relatives of being terrorists, he would have turned them in.

Qurrath-ul-ain, right, mother of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef shares a light moment with her younger son Mohammed Shuaib, left, at their home in Bangalore, India, Friday, July 27, 2007. Haneef was freed from custody after Australia's chief prosecutor said Friday that a charge linking him to failed terrorist bombings in...
Qurrath-ul-ain, right, mother of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef shares a light moment with her younger son Mohammed Shuaib, left, at their home in Bangalore, India, Friday, July 27, 2007. Haneef was freed...   (Associated Press)
Qurrath ul Ain, left, mother of Muhammad Haneef, an Indian doctor sits with her younger son Mohammed Shuaib, right, as a family member holds the passport of Ain with a valid Australian visa stamped on it, at their home in Bangalore, India, Friday, July 6, 2007. Police launched fresh raids...
Qurrath ul Ain, left, mother of Muhammad Haneef, an Indian doctor sits with her younger son Mohammed Shuaib, right, as a family member holds the passport of Ain with a valid Australian visa stamped on...   (Associated Press)
An armed police officer stands on guard outside Scotland Yard, in central London, Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Britain has moved to the highest level of terror alert, 'critical', after two car bombs were defused in the capital, and a suspected terrorist attack at Glasgow airport. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)
An armed police officer stands on guard outside Scotland Yard, in central London, Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Britain has moved to the highest level of terror alert, 'critical', after two car bombs were...   (Associated Press)
Police officers stand on guard outside Scotland Yard, central London, Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Britain has moved to the highest level of terror alert, 'critical', after two car bombs were defused in the capital, and a suspected terrorist attack on Glasgow airport. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)
Police officers stand on guard outside Scotland Yard, central London, Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Britain has moved to the highest level of terror alert, 'critical', after two car bombs were defused in the...   (Associated Press)
Mohamed Haneef, an Indian doctor looks on after he reached his father-in-law's home in Bangalore, India, Sunday, July 29, 2007. Haneef, who was jailed in Australia on terror charges reiterated he had no knowledge of his relatives' alleged involvement in a failed British attack during an interview broadcast hours before...
Mohamed Haneef, an Indian doctor looks on after he reached his father-in-law's home in Bangalore, India, Sunday, July 29, 2007. Haneef, who was jailed in Australia on terror charges reiterated he had...   (Associated Press)
volvement in a failed British terror attack. Haneef was greeted by a carnival-like atmosphere by family and supporters in Bangalore. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
volvement in a failed British terror attack. Haneef was greeted by a carnival-like atmosphere by family and supporters in Bangalore. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)   (Associated Press)
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef's mother Qurrath-ul-ain, right, and brother Mohammed Shuaib leave their home to receive Haneef in Bangalore, India, Sunday, July 29, 2007. Haneef, who was jailed in Australia on terror charges, said he was happy to be free. Haneef flew from Brisbane, Australia, to Bangkok on Sunday and...
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef's mother Qurrath-ul-ain, right, and brother Mohammed Shuaib leave their home to receive Haneef in Bangalore, India, Sunday, July 29, 2007. Haneef, who was jailed in Australia...   (Associated Press)
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