As most Australians contemplate a traditional Christmas of
over-indulgence and recuperation, we should spare a thought for one of
our less fortunate compatriots. He lives in exile under house arrest,
awaiting one last hopeful court appeal. He faces a perilous future
should that appeal fail.
He will then be extradited to a third country, merely for
questioning about allegations of sexual assault which under Australian
law would not likely result in any criminal charges.
There he will be held on remand and incommunicado, and
will be liable to further extradition to a fourth country, believed to
have already instituted legal process relating to activities
unconnected with the allegations of sexual assault. His prospects of a
fair trial in that fourth country are negligible. Its vice-president has
labelled him a ''high-tech terrorist''. The current front-runner to
challenge the incumbent president in next year's election has branded
him an ''enemy combatant'' who should be murdered.
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