Fed: Ruddock says he and PM concerned about Hicks' detention

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2006
Fed: Ruddock says he and PM concerned about Hicks' detention

Attorney General PHILIP RUDDOCK says both he and JOHN HOWARD share concerns at the
length of time terror suspect DAVID HICKS has been detained.

But he's told ABC Radio .. there's little the Australian government can do to press
the US to speed up the process.

Mr RUDDOCK didn't meet with HICKS' US military lawyer Major MICHAEL MORI .. who visited
Australia last week.

But he says he and the prime minister are concerned about the length of detention ..

with HICKS now in his fifth year at Guantanamo Bay.

AAP RTV mb/maur/bart

KEYWORD: HICKS RUDDOCK (CANBERRA)

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