Zaoui's back in town.

[Grahameeboy]

On the button!
He should'a been gone the day they found him. How many by-pass op's can you get for 3mil? Hip joints? It makes my blood boil.

How was the $3million calculated though....did it actually cost the Govt an extra $3million over budget or has someone just done a costing based on what was provided. I mean did they draft extra staff to deal with him or was it just normal immigration service etc...if you get my drift.

To my mind the only extra would have been accomodation, food and any legal aid would not explain the $3million

[Scouse]

This parasite should have been put straight back on the very plane that brought him here fuckin no ifs or buts

[SPman]

On the button!
He should'a been gone the day they found him. How many by-pass op's can you get for 3mil? Hip joints? It makes my blood boil.

It should be making your blood boil!
Government incompetence, (because, that's what this is, ultimately, about - they are now drafting immigration regulations which will let them get away with virtually anything, Zauois case is set to be repeated), has cost a damn sight more than $3mil!

[Scouse]

I, for one, am glad he has finally been vindicated. The whole farce has been a government and media cockup, if not stitchup from the start!

Before all you NZ first supporters really get your knickers in a twist, perhaps it would be a good idea to find out a bit of real information about the whole debacle - Gordon Campbell is doing a good series about him here.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0707/S00174.htm

But then - it's always better to just shoot yr reactionary mouths off, with opinions based on half baked, onesided, knee jerk, self serving distortions, currently served up as fact, by most politicians and their media cronies!

All the better to control you, m' dears..............

Its alright for you, you dont live here.

[Goblin]

Interesting to see how many of you "The War Against Terror" (T.W.A.T) has sucked in!

[Grahameeboy]

Have read the Campbell stuff and he was a simple refugee trying to escape a Country where his life was endangered. He was a religious leader and well known for his tolerance and moderation and looks like the Govt decided he was a terriorist and the press went along with it. One could argue this has not helped his safety.

He did not intend to be a parasite. The Govt turned him into one.

He has been here 4 years.

Plenty of immigrants get into NZ by other means accepted by Govt.

Lot worse in the UK so NZ is a paradise in comparison.

[ynot slow]

You have got to wonder though when our SIS dept say things about his history and can't be reported on,if he is a saint and salt of the earth why suppress this info,I still stand by my personal beliefs that religion had and will cause more wars and secterian violence,under the umbrella of so called ethnic cleansing.

[SPman]

You have got to wonder though when our SIS dept say things about his history and can't be reported on,if he is a saint and salt of the earth why suppress this info,I still stand by my personal beliefs that religion had and will cause more wars and secterian violence,under the umbrella of so called ethnic cleansing.

They suppress info because they try to build a case to fit their scenario, and, having the power to keep everything as secret as possible, they can say whatever they want and, they being official government sources, most people swallow what they say without thinking - cos they're the gummint and they wouldnt lie to us!
Zaoui is about as fundamentalist a Muslim, as an Anglican cleric is a raving fundamentalist Christian
He should now be able to get a job and start supporting himself - which is all he wanted to do in the first place!

[Scouse]

Dont get me wrong Im not prejudiced against ragheads I just prefer the ones that stay in there own country

[peasea]

How was the $3million calculated though....did it actually cost the Govt an extra $3million over budget or has someone just done a costing based on what was provided. I mean did they draft extra staff to deal with him or was it just normal immigration service etc...if you get my drift.

To my mind the only extra would have been accomodation, food and any legal aid would not explain the $3million

3mil, 3-hundred, it could have been three cents, whatever the figure it was wasted.

[peasea]

They suppress info because they try to build a case to fit their scenario, and, having the power to keep everything as secret as possible, they can say whatever they want and, they being official government sources, most people swallow what they say without thinking - cos they're the gummint and they wouldnt lie to us!
Zaoui is about as fundamentalist a Muslim, as an Anglican cleric is a raving fundamentalist Christian
He should now be able to get a job and start supporting himself - which is all he wanted to do in the first place!

Not to mention doing so under false pretences.

[peasea]

Lot worse in the UK so NZ is a paradise in comparison.

and a soft one at that.

[Coldrider]

Universities are eyeing him up with jobs. Doors opening already and he will be far better off while most NZers can only watch.

[Dafe]

How was the $3million calculated though....did it actually cost the Govt an extra $3million over budget or has someone just done a costing based on what was provided. I mean did they draft extra staff to deal with him or was it just normal immigration service etc...if you get my drift.

To my mind the only extra would have been accomodation, food and any legal aid would not explain the $3million

If you calculate nearly 4 years worth of paying for the services of NZSIS lawyers & the Director, Crown Law Lawyers, Stuart Grieves QC, Deborah Manning and her defence team (incl Dr Rodney Harrison QC) and the Inspector General of Security for NZ, not to mention the masses of support staff behind each organisation that are involved in preparing case documents, transporting & escorting classified materials etc, the cost builds nicely.

I imagine guys like Stuart Grieves would cost around $500 hourly. Thats why he owns the most expensive house in Auckland.

[Dafe]

It should be making your blood boil!
Government incompetence, (because, that's what this is, ultimately, about - they are now drafting immigration regulations which will let them get away with virtually anything, Zauois case is set to be repeated), has cost a damn sight more than $3mil!

New policy has been written so that a repeat situation will not occur in future. The NZSIS now have the ability to turn similar situations away when they arrive at NZ airports. Something that should have been in place long ago.