Harassing our dead soldiers families is unaustralian
Lets hope he does actually do something this time around as it has gone too far - this is treachery!
[quote]'Taunting' Sheik sparks citizenship row
By Malcolm Farr
October 22, 2009 11:28am
KEVIN Rudd will "reflect" on the strength of citizenship laws after the case of a self-styled migrant Muslim cleric accused of harassing the families of Diggers killed in Afghanistan.
The Prime Minister said in Canberra he could not comment directly on the case of Sheik Haron as criminal charges were being heard.
But he said: "You know, when you pick up the front page of the Tele today, I think people, I think their stomachs turned."
Iranian-born Haron is accused of a two-year campaign against the parents and families of Australian soldiers who died in Afghanistan. He allegedly wrote letters calling the dead Diggers “criminals’’, “killers’’, and “murderers’’.
His case is certain to raise debate over whether migrants guilty of hate crimes against the nation should be deported, even if they have citizenship, but Mr Rudd said he could not comment immediately.
"I want to reflect on it. I am very careful about what I say in terms of the specifics of this case. Here is a criminal investigation under way," he said.
“But my recollection of the provisions of Australian immigration law is that certain undertakings are made when people come to this country.
“It may or may not be possible to adjust those laws. I’d like to reflect, however, on their application on individual cases and whether any change in the future may be necessary.
“I don’t wish to create an expectation in that respect. I simply want to examine it fresh.’’
Mr Rudd offered his regrets to any family who had been harassed.
“Every decent-minded Australians should be giving those families not just a thought, but a prayer and their support in any practical way when these horrible things are brought back to their memory, and are brought back in a way lacking of all humanity," he said.[/quote]
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This is a case which will need close scrutiny. We can't say a lot I suppose if there is a criminal investigation taking place, but it's worth remembering that here in Australia, there have very recently been two groups convicted of planning acts of terrorism. And possibly now a third group. I've no doubt that there are dangerous people among us.