Lashkar-e-Taiba suspect freed in Australia

A Pak-born former Sydney medical student accused of training with banned terrorist group LeT in 2003 learned on Monday that charges against him have been dropped.

A Pakistan-born former Sydney medical student accused of training with banned terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in 2003 learned on Monday that charges against him have been dropped.

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Izhar ul-Haque was initially charged with intentionally receiving combat and weapons training.

The decision to drop the charges came after a court sitting in Sydney ruled that interviews with ul-Haque were inadmissible as evidence because of the conduct of Australian police officers.