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When an Algerian refugee arrives in New Zealand with suspected terrorist links the average citizen is likely to wonder what exactly is the truth. New Zealand has such a fellow called Ahmed Zaoui. He arrived without a passport from Vietnam about two years ago (having traveled there from Malaysia) and was found by the New Zealand Refugee Review Authority to be a genuine refugee. Since then he has been in gaol for about two years before the New Zealand Supreme Court released him in December of last year into the custody of a Catholic order. The New Zealand government is...

Jubilant cheers erupted in the Supreme Court in Wellington today at news Algerian asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui will be released on bail tonight. Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias delivered the court's judgment this afternoon, allowing Mr Zaoui's appeal and granting him bail. Bail conditions are that Mr Zaoui reside at the Dominican Friary in Newton, Auckland, and be present there between 10pm and 6am. He must also report to Auckland Central Police Station between 10am and 4pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. Supporters inside and outside the court - many wearing T-shirts calling for Mr Zaoui's freedom - cheered at every...