AustraliaÂ’s highest court on Friday rejected a bid by a Pakistan-born terror suspect to have the charges against him dropped. The appeal represented Izharul HaqueÂ’s last chance to avoid trial on charges of intentionally receiving combat and weapons training from Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Pakistan in 2003. Haque, a former medical student and Australian citizen, was originally ordered to stand trial in March 2005, but challenged the governmentÂ’s authority to pass laws concerning criminal acts committed overseas.| Federal police allege that Haque was caught carrying notebooks containing information on rocket launchers, land mines and tanks as he returned to Australia on March 2, 2003, according to court documents. |
Federal police allege that Haque was caught carrying notebooks containing information on rocket launchers, land mines and tanks as he returned to Australia on March 2, 2003, according to court documents. The documents said that Haque did not believe that training with the Pakistan-based LeT, which is fighting Indian rule in held-Kashmir, constituted terrorism.