Sunday, April 08, 2007

Australian Attorney General will not enforce gag rule on Gitmo releasee

And a thank you to Lindsey at Majikthise for the find last week.
Hicks's US military lawyer, Major Michael Mori, has said his client could be sent back to Guantanamo if he talks to reporters.

But Ruddock said Canberra could not extradite Hicks back to the United States if he spoke to the media because he would not be breaking Australian law.

"In Australia, we have a position about freedom of speech,
" Ruddock told ABC television late on Tuesday.
Cheeky bastard, that one.

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