CLP leader rebukes Govt over Hicks case (Australian in Guantanamo)

Monday, 29 January 2007. 08:37 (AEDT)

... Country Liberal Party (CLP) leader Jodeen Carney says Mr Hicks should be tried within months, or brought home.

"I'm sure that if the Government believe that he poses a threat, the Government can implement appropriate measures," she said.

"But when we have one of our citizens sitting in a prison cell for five years without charge, with no immediate prospect of trial, all Australians should be concerned about that."

A Federal Government deadline for Mr Hicks to be charged by November has passed and Ms Carney says it is not acceptable ...

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