John Murphy (Lowe, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last year I asked the Attorney-General about the case of Mr David Hicks. He replied to my question on notice of 5 December that Mr Hicks was captured in early December 2001, was charged on 10 June 2004 and was transferred to Guantanamo Bay in January 2002. It is now more than four years since Mr Hicks was transferred to Guantanamo Bay, and the government of the United States of America is doing nothing to resolve this case expeditiously and give this man natural justice. Justice delayed is justice denied. It is appalling that this man is kept in Guantanamo Bay and no resolution is made in relation to his case. Quite obviously, our Australian government is not doing enough to pressure the United States to bring this matter to finality. I call on the Prime Minister of this country to ring Mr Bush and ask that Mr Hicks be brought to trial immediately or that he be released.