The Wire

The Law Council of Australia has released its final report on the military tribunal process that David Hicks faced before being returned to Australia. In the report, author Lex Lasry QC has described the trial process as “shambolic” and the Australian government’s support for the process as “shameful”. It comes as the Australian Government and the Australian Federal Police faced continued scrutiny over the handling of the case of the latest terror suspect Dr Mohamad Haneef. The author of the report, Lex Lasry, the independent observer for the Law Council of Australia in the case of David Hicks, outlined the rationale for releasing the report now, given that David Hicks is home.