Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Contrary to what the minister has said, the Department of Home Affairs warned that Mr Abdel-Hady was likely affected by the High Court's decision in the NZYQ case. But, instead of him being released under the strict visa conditions of a bridging visa R, he was released under a bridging visa E. Why did Minister Giles choose to intervene and choose to give him a more lenient visa, and has Minister Giles intervened into any other cases that he is keeping secret?