In Australia, an Indian-born doctor has been released from prison after being held for 25 days. Dr. Mohammad Haneef was detained after officials alleged that he had provided material support to men who carried out the car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last month. Haneef has not been implicated by British authorities in the attacks. After he was released from immigration detention, his work visa was revoked, forcing him to return to India. Australian Prime Minister John Howard has refused to apologize over his government’s handling of the case. Doctor Haneef spoke to reporters in India on Monday.

Dr. Haneef: “I would like to mention the fact, in spite of the Australian authorities have been mentioning that they are not going to apologies for me, I do not want to accept any apology from the Australian authorities or the Australian government. But I would definitely appreciate if they apologize for my peace-loving country and citizens here.”

Doctor Haneef’s lawyer Peter Russo criticized how his client was treated.

Peter Russo: “The Australian federal police emptied every item of personal belonging out of his unit. He did not have anywhere to go back and live. After their behavior, if that doesn’t make a person a victim of some sort, I don’t know what would.”