LAWYER EXPRESSES GROWING CONCERN FOR AUSTRALIAN HELD AT GUANTANAMO BAY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06716939
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2018
• Case Number: F-2018-00242
• Publication Date: May 24, 2002

Approved for Release: 2018/05/01 C06716939
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PREC: R 240924Z May 02
FROM: FBIS RESTON VA
UNCLAS
WARNING: TOPIC: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, TERRORISM
SERIAL: SEP20020524000047
COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA, AFGHANISTAN, CUBA
SUBJ: LAWYER EXPRESSES GROWING CONCERN FOR AUSTRALIAN HELD AT
GUANTANAMO BAY SOURCE: MELBOURNE RADIO AUSTRALIA IN ENGLISH 0600 GMT 24
MAY 02
TEXT:
[FBIS TRANSCRIBED EXCERPT] LAWYER EXPRESSES GROWING CONCERN
FOR AUSTRALIAN HELD AT GUANTANAMO BAY EXCERPT FROM REPORT BY RADIO
AUSTRALIA ON 24 MAY THE LAWYER FOR ALLEGED AUSTRALIAN TALEBAN FIGHTER,
DAVID HICKS, SAYS HE IS INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS CLIENT BEING DENIED
LEGAL REPRESENTATION. MR HICKS AND SYDNEY MAN, MAMDOUH HABIB, HAVE BEEN
INTERVIEWED BY OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE AND THE SECURITY
SERVICE, ASIO [AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION], AT
GUANTANAMO BAY IN CUBA. ADELAIDE LAWYER STEPHEN KENNY SAYS MR HICKS HAS
BEEN TOLD THAT HE WOULD GET BACK TO AUSTRALIA SOONER IF HE REVEALED
EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.
[KENNY] THAT IS CLEARLY AN IMPROPER THING FOR PEOPLE TO BE
ASKING WHEN THEY ARE INTERVIEWING HIM IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND WE
ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. HE HAS BEEN HELD IN A CAGE NOW
FOR FIVE MONTHS AND HE IS BEING INTERVIEWED IN CIRCUMSTANCES WE SAY
ARE QUITE INAPPROPRIATE.[END OF RECORDING]...
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