DARWIN — Phillip Ruddock's visit to Darwin on August 3 was met by a protest in support of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks. When protester Cindy Watson questioned Ruddock about the protection due to Australian citizens, he replied that any right to protection does not apply to people charged with murder, claiming that this is the case for Hicks.

Despite not causing any disruption to the public meeting, the protesters were forcibly removed from the venue by police.

Kathy Newnam

From Green Left Weekly, August 10, 2005.
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