I'm not a terrorist or criminal: Haneef to cops

INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY: Haneef told the police he fears being framed over the SIM card.

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New Delhi: Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef -- charged in connection with last month's failed car bomb attacks in UK -- was transferred to prison in a southern suburb of Brisbane on Wednesday morning.

He has filed an an appeal against Australian government's decision to cancel his visa and keep him behind bars.

Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews cancelled Haneef's 457 temporary skills visa on the grounds he failed the character test. The cancellation occurred just hours after Haneef was granted bail by a Brisbane magistrate.

Haneef's lawyer, Peter Russo, declined to outline details of the appeal, though the matter will be mentioned in the Federal Court in Brisbane later on Wednesday.

However, he did say that the documents on which Haneef has been charged offer weak evidence.

The documents list an online chat with another accused in the failed terror attempt - Sabeel Ahmed - about his new born baby three days before the failed UK plot.

It also mentions a £300 loan he took from the third accused, the Glawgow jeep driver, Kafeel Ahmed, so he could sit for a medical exam two years ago.

Haneef Defines Jihad in Interview

Meanwhile, The Australian carried 'leaked' transcripts of Haneef's first taped interview with Australian Federal Police. During the interrogation, Haneef denied any link to the foiled bombings.

He said, "I am clear from any of the things. I haven't done any of the crimes. And I don't want to spoil my name and my profession. And I've been a professional until now and I haven't been involved in any kind of extra activities."

Haneef, during the interrogation, said he transferred £900 intended for his family from England to India with Kafeel's help in October 2005. He also said he had borrowed £200-300 from Kafeel.

Explaining why he didn't pay that amount back, Haneef said, "When I asked him when to pay him back, he said, 'Just give it to any of the poor in India'."

Haneef allegedly declined to share his views on the Iraq war, but he explained what he thought Jihad meant.

"Jihad, to my understanding, is a struggle. Just life itself is a struggle. The proper meaning of Jihad is just struggle. I would say that's a basic sort of understanding I have. Yes, it is often misquoted and misinterpreted in different context,'' he said.

Haneef also added that he values life and fears being framed over the mobile SIM card. He said, "Every drop of blood is human. And I feel for every human being."

He told Australian Federal Police (AFP) Agent Adam Simms, he had never had firearms, explosives or terrorist training and denied he had ever been asked "to take part in jihad or anything that could be considered similar to jihad".