British police on Tuesday admitted that initial information provided to the Australian police leading to the arrest of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef was not correct, but said there were no plans to launch an inquiry into it.
'The initial information provided was not correct and it was quickly remedied,' a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard told PTI.
British police originally said that Haneef's SIM card was found in a burning Jeep used in a terrorist attack on Glasgow airport. It was in fact located during searches at Liverpool, 250 km away.
In a fast moving development 'these things do happen. It, however had no impact on the charging decision or any subsequent actions,' the spokeswoman maintained, adding that there were no plans to launch an internal investigation into the episode.
Haneef was held without charge for 12 days following his arrest at Brisbane International Airport on July 2. He was eventually charged with one count of providing 'reckless' support to a terrorist organization for giving his mobile phone SIM card to his cousin, who was the driver of the jeep that was driven into Glasgow airport.
