NSW: Family under strain as father faces terrorist allegations
The lawyer for the family of a Sydney man accused of training with al-Qaeda terroristssays they've had no contact with him since his arrest in Pakistan six months ago.
Yesterday, the federal government revealed 46-year-old MAMDOUH HABIB had been arrestedin Pakistan in early October and was being held by United States forces in Afghanistan.
Family lawyer STEPHEN HOPPER says Mr HABIB's wife and children are under enormous stress.
Mr HOPPER says while in custody, Mr HABIB has been prevented from making contact with his family.
He says his wife hasn't received any letters from her husband, and no one from theAustralian government has offered to forward any letters from Mrs HABIB to her husband.
Mr HOPPER says the family is relying on media reports for details about his whereaboutsand they'd heard this morning on Channel Nine's Today Show that Mr HABIB was being heldnorth of Kabul.
Mr HOPPER has also denied Mr HABIB is a dual Australian-Egyptian national.
He says he'd renounced his Egyptian citizenship when he migrated from there to Australiain the early 1980s.
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KEYWORD: TERROR HABIB LAWYER (SYDNEY)
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