INDIAN doctor Mohammed Asif Ali will fly out of Australia tonight after his passport was returned by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).Dr Ali, who was recruited to Queensland from the UK, was last month questioned by the AFP over his links to former terror suspect Dr Mohamed Haneef. Dr Ali is currently being investigated by Queensland Health after he admitted to lying on his resume.
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She said the AFP had returned his passport today and he had decided to
Brisbane Acting director-general of Queensland Health Dr Andrew Wilson said Dr Ali would continue to be investigated. He said if Dr Ali chose to resign he could be required to serve out up to four weeks' notice. "We would require him to serve notice until the report into matters about his resume was finalised,'' Dr Wilson said. "Queensland Health has no power to prevent Dr Ali from leaving Australia if he should choose to do so.''
Dr Ali is currently suspended and will not be given any other form of leave while the investigation is ongoing, Dr Wilson said.