Greens renew call for Hicks inquiry

24 Jul 2012, 11:59 am   -   Source: AAP

The Greens have issued a fresh call for an inquiry into the David Hicks affair.

The Australian Greens have renewed their call for an independent inquiry into the David Hicks affair after prosecutors dropped their proceeds of crime case against the former Guantanamo Bay inmate.

Mr Hicks says his name has finally been cleared now the Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped its attempt to stop him making money from his book.

Profits from Mr Hicks's controversial book, Guantanamo: My Journey, about his six years in Guantanamo Bay had been frozen under proceeds of crime laws.

The Supreme Court in Sydney on Tuesday was told the case had been dropped.

Greens legal affairs spokeswoman Penny Wright said the move was an acknowledgement that the case against Mr Hicks was always baseless.

"With the abandonment of this case, it is time for an independent and open inquiry into what role the former Australian government played in the treatment of Mr Hicks and the circumstances surrounding his plea deal," she said in a statement.

"This is bigger than just David Hicks. It is about the role of an Australian government in defending the rule of law and the human rights of its citizens."

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