Terror suspect 'knew nothing of British plot'

Terror suspect Mohamed Haneef told Australian police he knew nothing about the plot to launch attacks in London and Glasgow, and freely admitted he knew two suspects being detained in Britain, according to leaked interview documents.

The documents also reveal that Haneef, an Indian doctor who moved from Britain to Australia a year before the failed attacks, tried to call British police four times without success after learning authorities wanted to speak with him in connection to the plot.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said the leaking of the interview, published in The Australian newspaper, could jeopardise Haneef’s trial and was being investigated as possible contempt of court.

One of Haneef’s lawyers, Stephen Keim, today identified himself as the source of the leak and said he did so in the public interest.

The publication comes amid intense debate about whether Haneef is being treated fairly by police and the Australian government.

Haneef, 27, was arrested as he tried to leave Australia for India with a one-way ticket on July 2, two days after two men drove a flaming Jeep loaded with gas canisters into Glasgow airport.