 David Hicks's father Terry Hicks says he is distressed but not surprised by concerns raised about his son's health.
| I guess we have a little bit in common, then. I'm neither surprised nor distressed. |
David Hicks's Australian lawyer, David McLeod, is returning to Adelaide today after visiting the 29-year-old in the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Mr McLeod says he is appalled by his client's condition, saying Hicks has a sense of hopelessness. Terry Hicks says he also has grave fears for his son's health. "We've been trying to impress or get across to the Australian Government when I went across to see him in August last year that he wasn't well - they seem to think he was okay," he said. "About four or five weeks ago the Australian consulate went across to visit him and then they told us also that he was okay." Hicks has been held at Guantanamo Bay since early 2002 over allegations he fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
| Actually, he's being held after being caught fighting with the Taliban. |
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