A senior officer criticised over the Mohamed Haneef scandal has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.
Ramzi Jabbour, who has been with the AFP for 24 years, will replace Graham Ashton who was appointed chief commissioner of Victoria Police in July.
Justice Minister Michael Keenan said Mr Jabbour had provided distinguished service in community policing, tackling serious organised crime and counter-terrorism.
"His appointment will ensure the AFP continues to successfully address complex crime and security issues, and develop and maintain strategic national and international partnerships," he said in a statement.
A 2008 report by retired NSW judge John Clarke found Indian-born doctor Mohamed Haneef was wrongly charged and detained for a month in Brisbane in 2007 over suspected links to terrorist acts in the UK.
Mr Clarke found the investigation into Dr Haneef had been coloured by the perception he was fleeing Australia when he tried to fly to Bangalore, India, on July 2 to seek support from his family.
The then AFP Commander Jabbour had become suspicious about Dr Haneef and "lost objectivity", Mr Clarke said.
Though a dedicated and capable officer, Commander Jabbour was "unable to see that the evidence he regarded as highly incriminating in fact amounted to very little".
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