‘TAPED RECORD OF INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE SERGEANT ADAM. ‘SIMMS AND MOHAMED HANEEF CONDUCTED ON THE 3"° JULY 2007 AT ‘AFP HEADQUARTERS 203 WHARF STREET BRISBANE, PERSONS PRESENT: Detective Sergeant Adam SIMMS Federal Agent Nell THOMPSON Mohamed HANEEF TIME COMMENCED: 11.01am (QL Okay time is now 11.Otam onthe 3 of Juv 2007. My name is Detective ‘Sergeant Adam SIMMS. Tm atached to th Joint Counter Terrorism Team in ‘Bisbane and Ihave with me Meramed HATEEF. Mohamed Te just said your name, coud you jst pronounce your ame for me pease; A. Mohamed HANEER ae G2. HANEEE. Okay and your dat of bth plea, AL 29091978, 93. Now just th Mohamed, How do you spell that A. Ah on my records eS MO H A single ME D. Butts pronounces Mohamed, Proper pronunciation, 4. Okay, Do you have a mide name, No. People call ne Achar asa rickname, ey family, 95. Okay. And Haneet how co you spel that, AD WAN coutie FF. 96. Okay. And your date oF birth A 23091979, 7. And your place of bith A Mugen. 08. Could you spe thet please, A MUDIGERE. 98. nda A IndlTE LETRA ‘TAPED RECORD OF INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE SERGEANT ADAM ‘SIMMS AND MOHAMED HANEEF ~ PAGE 2 ——— 10. So con Lust put Mucoere, AO Mucins QL. Musigere sory A Yeah 12. India, A Indias 213. Yeah, Okay, Mohamed, before we go further I just have other people in the room state their particulars Stating wit my pariner, THOMPSON Nell Morin THOMPSON, Feral Agent 2435, 214. Okay Mohamed, do you agree that there's ne other person in the interven A Yes Q1S. ust myset, Federal Agent THOMPSON and yours. A ean! 15. Okay. Dstt you kaon tht this interes sing to be tape recorded. By ‘hat T mean dat there's a microphone situates to your let there. Tes going to be, everything that’ said during this incervew & going tobe puck na recorded on those onsets tapes that We've gt behind Us, 28 vel os the video apes. Do you understand that Yes. 17. Are you happy to participate In an Interview wereby i's beg recorded in sucha manner. A Yeah 18. Okay, dust fr the purposes of voice identification and later clarfcation as to he's speaking, 19, Lust ask tet ifm speaking ata particular tine, you dont talk over me and Ikcwise 1 ry to do the seme. A Okay7vev/2wor er47— e7-a666-7499 TE usr Pace 08/21 TAPED RECORD OF INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE SERGEANT ADAM, SIMMS AND MOHAMED HANEEF- PAGE 3 eae (220. However if you dont undertans something m soying, please by alo even Federal Agent THOMPSON, Ifyou dont undestand something he's soya, lease stop Us and well ty to eeplan fut explain tet you Cont Understand and wet vy to rewerd I somen. A Ohay 21. Now atthe conduson ofthe interview youllbe provided with an entire copy ‘ofthe record of interview. SoiF might be bo tapes, thee tapes, Four tapes. You get a copy of each tape. A Oey, (222. You understand that. Now, do you agree that, actualy before we go into that, Just ask you are you known by any wher names. You mentones {Wat you had a neenare, A Onirnickname, Adkrthey call me. My far 923. And how do you spel that. A ADHTR ges. AD ATR. 25. dah. RO ken 2S, And stat where dd that come fom. Is hata name you use ori jst oh ‘A Oh po my family ust cls me, Inever use in any of my documents, Ur, except in my, Thinkin my... when thay tit onthe have Ag tum, nats that called um nicki 27. Ah okay you used asa nickname there, A Yeah G28, Are you known by anyone outside of your famiy by that name A Um, my fariy& few Of my lends wil eal me. (229. But as you sald you dont use that in any offi documents er anything ike ha, A Ne,17/e/aa07 18:47 07-2666-7499 TM STALIN Pua 08/2 ‘TAPED RECORD OF INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE SERGEANT ADAM. ‘SIMMS AND MOHAMED HANEEF— PAGE (930. Your nationality, AC Indian: 31. Do you have elizenship anyatere else. A Ne. 932, Olay, s0 youre an Incian cizen, A ven Q33. And youte in Ausvaia at the moment clear Are you hee on a werking Visa O something simi A Yes. A temporary long stay Visa, 934. Okay. Now your current aess. What's the cuent adress youre ing at, A. Unt 15, number 45 Poman Sree. G35. Could you spe thet peace AL” POHUMAN Steet. Southport, (236. Okay. Now 11 just go back to how you camete bein custody so that we can gt make It clear that you understand wiy yeue here today and why youre ‘here talking to usin this interview. Do you are that lst igh, af abt 2105 hours or 1.05pm, we spoke to you at Be Intemational Apart as you were boarding a Singapore aiines fit. Tthnk was at te booring pate there at the Intemational Terminal, Ana T adised you at thet me te soe were under arrest, Do you agree witn that. A. Yeah watever you told me that an G97. Bo you recall me eaying tot, A Some (938. Bo you recall me saying that, That you were inder arest A.” Yes'you arrested me um Bu, didn’ know tat ah then you, you sald that ‘Thave been ah invved in teriovst actives. But deny tat {have been Involved in any. 9. Okay. Do you agree that Io you at that ume that you were unde arrest for providing support to terrorist crganisaton A WellT havent, J, 1 havent providedfor/2007 0:47 67-28665-7499 Te wuSRALIAN Past ob/21 TAPED RECORD OF INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE SERGEANT ADAM ‘SIMMS AND MOHAMED HANEEF- PAGE 5 $e (240. Okay. Tunderstan thet but Tn just saying to you, do you agree that that's sina 1 said to you, ‘A. Well 1, Tve submited to you for whatever reasons, you have ah taken um to dear mse from Ue whatever charges Lan beng put on. 24, Chay, 1m just asking you whether, do you call me saying that you were under arrest. A Me (12. And youre under amet for supporting tort orgniston, Just asking it you recall hae A YeanT recall that, (243. Do you also recal that 2 shor time later we 20k you to an interview room at the aor ere A Yes. Yes (244. And gave you some warrings. Some warnings. 1 advised you at that time that you hada ight toa Lawyer tobe present yean, 945. Or you could have a rlend or relative to be present neon Q46. Do yourecll me caving that. A Yes, ‘And also advised you that you dot have ty sey anything to Police Yeh. *g (48, To Federal Agent THOMPSON or msl AS anything you do say or any statement you do make may later be used in Court as evidence A Yeah (248. Do you recall me saying that. 50. Okay. Ta just ike to advise you now thatthe same warnings apply AL Okey,‘TAPED RECORD OF INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE SERGEANT ADAM ‘SIMMS AND MOHAMED HANEEF PAGE 6 ae See 951. Do you understand that, Ao Yes, 952. Socnce again you have a right to @ Lamyerto be presen. frend or ‘relative tobe present and lo, you hav the nght to remain sient. th that you don have to answer any of my queston, or Federal agent ‘THOMPSONS questions. As any ansier you give mayloter be Used in Court. A Oy, (953. Do you understand that's he case a Yeah (254, Okay. id you want any person, any ofthese persons to be present a this tine. A Wel 1 don’ understand any terms probably then I would need ah, 955. fay 50 what are you saying. You dort raqure anyone at this pont. A” Athi pont | suppose. I mean ffs salt fownre questions] would rather answer it, mysei 56. Okay. Can 1 Just esk that fat any point you change your ind. A Yeah 57. find you require any f those people presen, ato be prose, can you please let me kr, a Yeah (250. What wot duis me suspend se Ineennew sagt away and Wel ok te tine and the fealtes for you tn contact whoever you need to conte. A Chay. 59. Okay, Do you understané that. You sil happy to proceed with the Incerview. A Yen (960. Ok Now do you agree that, before Igo there. You've just advised me to that you are an Indian rational A Yeahiar/aoe7 1:47 07-2666-7499 Te wusTALIAN Pace 96/21 TAPED RECORD OF INTERVIEW BETWEEN DETECTIVE SERGEANT ADAM ‘SIMMS AND MOHAMED HANEER— PAGE ? ee 61, 1 have an obligation aswel to ack you yo woud he me to contact your Gonsuate in town, Now tim not sure wher the Consulate. Wetton en {isbane or Sysney but, you want me to contact them Iva. Tet dp you. A Yer 962. You want me to, A Yes pease 253. Okay, ell what were going to have to do ism going to have to suspend the interview now and make contact with your Consults. Do you endetcerg-————— that, ‘A Yeah, 2ust to, 1 mean let them hnow. Un and my a fal as wel Becoute they are worsed about, Tmean I wes supposed tobe fn te tonight to Bangalore, So f tim nt thee ten they wil be realy ear 264. Ok. What well do well suspond the intervew and wel make some further enquinis ok. You happy with Cat A Yeah 65. Ok make the time 18.10am. 1 suspend this itervew for the time blog to make enguiies with respect tothe Indian Consulate to make contact on them tor Mr Hanes, "TAPE SUSPENDED AT 11.2086 ‘TAPE RESUMED AT 11.3140 266, Time i now 11.31am again onthe 3 of uy 2007. Ths continuation of {nlnterview with Mohamed Hanes. Mohamed do vou ogres thr susendal Uv imerdew ate wile og, Jus obout 20 Mites age, to low you to call he Indian Consulate A Yen (967. Ok, Do you agree that you've done that A” Yes te contacted the (68, You were provided with the rumber and you made contact with them. A” Tid make contact with tern, 969. Ok Are you happy to proceed! wh the interview a Yes,