Bangalore: Haneef's wife says he is fine

Bangalore, July 25: Firdous Arshiya, the Bangalore-based wife of Doctor Mohammad Haneef, has said that her cousin Imran Siddiqui met her husband in Australia, and he was keeping well.

Arshiya told reporters that Imran showed him the pictures of their newborn baby for the first time.

"Imran said Haneef is fine. He was happy to see photographs of his newborn child," Arshiya said.

Arshiya said her family was relieved after Imran met Haneef, and added that she wanted the Australian authorities to complete the trial as fast as possible.

"After my cousin saw him, it was a relief for the entire family. I want the trial to be faster," she said.

Arshiya said she did not know whether a second meeting was possible with
Haneef, and added that Imran would stay in Australia as long as was needed.

"He will come back with him," she said.

Haneef is charged with recklessly supporting terrorism by providing a relative in Britain with his SIM card.

He has not entered a plea to the charges and remains in jail after the government cancelled his visa and ordered he be kept in immigration detention, despite a magistrate earlier ruling he could be released on bail.

Police in Britain have charged three people over the attacks, including
Haneef's second cousin, Sabeel Ahmed, 26, who is accused of failing to disclose information that could have prevented an act of terrorism.

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