Fed: Calls for Hicks to return to Aust as he turns 30 in Cuba

AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2005
Fed: Calls for Hicks to return to Aust as he turns 30 in Cuba

Australian terror suspect DAVID HICKS has marked his 30th birthday in the same way
he has spent the last three -- locked up under guard at Guantanamo Bay.

And HICKS' father TERRY says complete strangers have contacted the family and stopped
him in the street to pass on their support.

HICKS is being held at the US prison camp in Cuba and will face a military commission,
possibly in the next few weeks.

He has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder.

Meanwhile, there are fresh calls for HICKS to be brought back to Australia for trial.

Liberal backbencher JUDI MOYLAN has joined former High Court judge MARY GAUDRON in
calling on the government to ensure HICKS gets a fair trial.

Three US prosecutors have quit the military commission process, claiming it is rigged
to ensure a conviction.

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KEYWORD: HICKS (CANBERRA)

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