Detained doctor Mohamed Haneef will see pictures of his newborn daughter for the first time during an hour-long visit by a relative from India.
MELBOURNE: Detained Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef will see pictures of his newborn daughter for the first time on Tuesday during an hour-long visit by a relative from India.
Imran Siddiqui, a cousin of Haneef's wife, said he will take photographs of Haneef's daughter and wife to the Wolston Correctional Centre near Brisbane where the Indian
doctor charged with providing support to a terrorist organisation was kept.
"He would never have imagined he would be seeing his daughter's photograph under such circumstances," Siddiqui said on ABC Radio.
Siddiqui, who is convinced of Haneef's innocence, said he would also meet Indian embassy staff on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Indian consular in Brisbane Prof S D Singh said even if no meeting had been fixed with Siddiiqui however, 'he was more than welcome to see Indian officials."
"The case against Haneef is definitely weak," Siddiqui was qouted by radio and added "I think there is no case against Haneef at all."
"If he has just lent his SIM card to some relatives ... that was done almost a year ago, and I really don't know if there is any evidence to show these things were used a year
ago to plan such kind of activities later," he said.
Siddiqui described Haneef as a responsible son in a family that had lost their father at a very early age. He was a dedicated doctor and a very nice, quiet, down-to-earth guy, Siddiqui said.
"He's just trying to digest everything and understand why this is happening to him. He is the sort of person who is very humble," he said.
Siddiqui is now due to visit Haneef early this afternoon at the Wolston Correctional Centre.
Siddiqui also praised the support Haneef and his family had received from the Australian public following Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews' decision to cancel his visa.
"It's really touching that such a thing is happening, it shows what a country Australia is," Siddiqui said. "I feel that most of the people of Australia have responded very well and we are very thankful for that," he said.
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