Habib fined $400 for swearing at officer

Former tortured Guantanamo detainee Mamdouh Habib believes he is being targeted by the Government.

Mamdouh Habib has accused the Federal Government of targeting him after he was today fined $400 for swearing at police.

In court today, the magistrate found an altercation with police in May last year was initiated by Mr Habib.

But he maintains it was the other way around, and says he will appeal the conviction.

"[The] Australian Government... they try to convict me, they try to shut me up, they try to put me away from public. They don't want the truth to come out," he said.

Mamdouh Habib says it is hypocritical that a police officer who called him a 'terrorist' in a separate incident only had to provide a written apology.

Quote: Of course it wouldn't be the first time he was targeted by the government.

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