Appreciative ... Mamdouh Habib, centre, with his lawyer, Stephen Hopper and wife, Maha.
Photo: Peter Rae
Habib makes surprise appearance to say thanks
March 20, 2005 - 3:24PM
Sun Herald
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib has addressed an anti-war rally in Sydney, urging Australians to support the still-detained terror accused David Hicks.
Mr Habib, who had not been advertised to speak at the rally, also thanked Australians for supporting him while he was in US detention for more than three years as a terrorist suspect.
Mr Habib, standing on stage with his wife Maha, made the comments to thousands of protesters at Hyde Park in Sydney during an anti-Iraq war protest, two years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
"Don't forget, we've got another Australian guy ... he wait for you stand up for him, to bring him back home," Mr Habib said.
"His father wait for him, his family wait for him, please do something for him".
Mr Habib also thanked the crowd for supporting him while he was in US custody.
"Thank you everyone in Australia [for] supporting me to come back home," Mr Habib said.
"I really appreciate what you [have] done for me to come back home in Australia, my country, my home, my family.
"I love Australia, I love people in Australia, I love all Australians because you are all of my family."
Habib and fellow Australian David Hicks were arrested in late 2001 on suspicion of terrorist activities and held in US-controlled Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.
Mr Habib was released without charge in January but Hicks remains in US custody awaiting a military trial on terrorism charges. Habib evidence may be used against Hicks
Mr Habib's lawyer Stephen Hopper and journalist John Pilger also addressed the crowd, with both speakers condemning the war on Iraq and calling for troops to be withdrawn.
AAP
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