For political fringe-dwellers like the Greens, there was no threat to Australia’s national security to warrant the 2005 anti-terrorism laws. The legislation was, they said, all a ruse to hide the government’s real agenda, ramming the new industrial relations laws through parliament during that first week in November 2005.

Commissioner Keelty has been criticised over the AFP’s handling of the investigation into Dr Haneef, the Indian-born hospital registrar cleared of involvement in an Islamist attack in the United Kingdom. Attorney-General Robert McClelland responded, saying: “Commissioner Keelty has the faith and support of the government.”

When asked about whether Dr. Haneef would pursue compensation, his Brisbane-based lawyer, Peter Russo, said the issue had not been fully discussed yet. “I think… we should wait until the Clarke Inquiry concludes before we go down that path,” Mr. Russo said.

As his lawyers called for the sacking of Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty and the judicial inquiry into the bungled inquiry prepared to interview its first senior member of the Howard government - former attorney-general Philip Ruddock - Dr Haneef said the AFP had taken too long to clear his name.

The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has revealed how its officers were not supplied with basic pieces of evidence - such as Dr Haneef’s record of interview and statutory declarations made by Australian Federal Police officers - before appearing in court to contest the terrorism suspect’s bail application.

The brief allegedly contained no evidence linking Dr Haneef to the London terror attacks or any criminal activities. However, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty has refused to publicly release the contents of the dossier on the grounds they would be prejudicial to Sabeel Ahmed’s coming trial in Britain.

Mohamed Haneef’s lawyers have called for the Australian Federal Police brief to the inquiry into their client’s detention to be made public come after yesterday’s revelation that the AFP ignored the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation in regard to the doctor.