It is little wonder Australian David Hicks has applied for British citizenship, according to the Australian Democrats.
"Our Government has abandoned him," Democrats' Attorney-Generals Spokesperson Senator Natasha Stott Despoja said.
"Unlike other countries, such as Spain, France and the United Kingdom, Australia has left its citizen to rot in Guantanamo Bay without adequate support or rights.
"It is a tragedy that the Government has allowed the situation to come to this an Australian realising the only chance he has of obtaining a fair hearing is to change citizenship.
"Regardless of the alleged crime, everyone has the fundamental right to a fair and transparent trial, something that this Government appears to have forgotten.
"It is ironic that on the eve of a COAG summit in which the Government is asking Australians to trust that its intrusive and draconian anti-terrorism proposals will not be abused, the Government has been shown to have clearly and resoundingly failed an Australian citizen when it comes to the rule of law," Senator Stott Despoja said.
