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Howard rejects Haneef’s request

MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday turned down Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef’s request for an “honorary citizenship,” saying no such category existed for the authorities to entertain.

Dr. Haneef, who returned to India a week ago after a terrorism charge against him was dropped, told Australian media that he would like to ask Mr. Howard for “honorary citizenship of Australia” because he was a good doctor.

“I won’t be doing that,” Mr. Howard told a TV network.

“There is no case for that to occur and ... I’m not sure that we have honorary Australians anyway, but he wouldn’t be the sort of person you’d make an honorary Australian,” he said.—PTI.

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