2007年VOA标准英语-Charges Dropped Against Doctor in Failed Britis
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Sydney
27 July 2007
The Australian government has dropped terrorism charges against the Indian doctor arrested there in connection with last month's unsuccessful car bombings in Britain. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports.
The terrorism charges against Mohamed Haneef have been dropped after a review of the case by Australia's Director of Public Prosecutions 2, Damian Bugg.
At a press conference in Canberra Friday, Bugg said that he had found that a major "mistake" had been made in the investigation 3 of Haneef's case.
Bugg did not reveal what the mistake was, but he does say the evidence was not conclusive 4 and stood almost no chance of securing a conviction.
"My view of this matter, a mistake has been made, and I will examine that, because to me the primary decision to make was to determine whether or not this prosecution 1 was on sound footing or not. I've made that determination," he said. "I'll now take further steps to enquire 5 as to how that mistake occurred."
The 27-year-old Indian doctor was arrested on July 2 at Brisbane's international airport. He was later charged with providing support to a terrorist organization involved in the failed bomb attacks in London and at Glasgow Airport.
Human rights lawyers said the case against Haneef was weak. A magistrate 6 in Brisbane agreed. She said last week that investigators 7 had failed to prove a direct link between Haneef and alleged 8 bombers 9 in the United Kingdom - and she ordered that Haneef be released on bail 10.
But Australia's federal government then intervened. It immediately canceled the Indian doctor's working visa and he was taken into immigration detention 11.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner 12 Mick Keelty has accepted the decision to drop the terrorism charges, but he defends the integrity of the investigation.
"The team has at all times acted professionally and within the bounds of the law. The police investigation has been thorough," he said. "I make no apology for that."
After almost four weeks in custody 13, Haneef is to be released from prison and held in home detention until immigration officials decide whether to re-instate his working visa or deport 14 him.
Three other people have been charged so far in connection with the attacks in Britain.
An inquiry 15 was launched after two cars were found in London in late June with gasoline, nails and gas cylinders 16 in their trunks. British police said the car bombs were clearly designed to cause death and injury.
A day later, a burning car loaded with gas cylinders was driven into the main terminal building at Glasgow's international airport in Scotland.
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
- It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
- Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
- Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。
- She wrote to enquire the cause of the delay.她只得写信去询问拖延的理由。
- We will enquire into the matter.我们将调查这事。
- The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
- John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- Enemy bombers carried out a blitz on the city. 敌军轰炸机对这座城市进行了突袭。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers. 英国皇家空军仍未脱离极为缺乏轰炸机的危境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- We deport aliens who slip across our borders.我们把偷渡入境的外国人驱逐出境。
- More than 240 England football fans are being deported from Italy following riots last night.昨晚的骚乱发生后有240多名英格兰球迷被驱逐出意大利。