Australian prime minister launches new attack on democratic rights

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Abbott declared that dual citizenship holders, suspected of fighting with terrorist organisations, should have their Australian citizenship revoked without any judicial process. The reason? Because a court may decide not to convict them.

Abbott was attacking a suggestion, made by the Labor Party’s shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus, that those accused should be convicted by a court before the immigration minister could exercise his discretion and act.

“What happens if they get off? That’s the problem. We all know there are evidentiary problems,” Abbott said .... http://rinf.com