Keelty to give evidence at Haneef probe

(AAP) - Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Mick Keelty will give evidence at the inquiry into the bungled terrorism case against Gold Coast doctor Mohamed Haneef on Monday.

Mr Keelty has been sharply criticised over the AFP's handling of the investigation into the Indian-born doctor.

Dr Haneef was arrested in Brisbane and detained for 12 days without charge last year
over suspected links to botched terror attacks in Britain.
He was later charged but the case against him collapsed due to lack of evidence,
amid accusations of bungling by the authorities.
The AFP only officially dropped its investigation into Dr Haneef late last month.
Evidence at the inquiry is given in private and transcripts will not be released
publicly.
The inquiry, headed by former NSW Supreme Court judge John Clarke, is due to report
in November.
Dr Haneef's solicitor Rod Hodgson said Mr Keelty had a lot of questions to answer,
such as why AFP officers ignored Dr Haneef's request for legal assistance.
"Why did they mislead him as to his rights to make representations to a magistrate
when he was held in detention?" Mr Hodgson said.
"Why did they ignore the advice of Australia's peak intelligence organisation, ASIO,
that there was no basis for any charges?
"Why did they ignore the advice of Queensland Police Service, and who was it that
authorised the charges that were laid against Dr Haneef?
"Why is it that ... $8 million of Australian taxpayers' money has been spent, and
what is the motivation for Mr Keelty continuing to insist until a week and a half
ago that Dr Haneef was a suspect?
"Is Mr Keelty capable of admitting he has made a mistake?
"I trust that the Clarke inquiry will vigorously and persistently address those
questions."