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.”

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 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.