What do you do when the state locks you in jail and calls you a terrorist - but refuses to say why? For the first time John Keir reveals the inside story of the...
Two years ago, this podcast concluded with a happy ending, and a hopeful outlook, for Ahmed Zaoui and his family. But earlier this month, that all changed after Ahmed was arrested in his home country of Algeria, and now faces serious charges that include the death penalty as a possible punishment. John Keir returns for this new episode of Enemy of the State, joined once again by lawyer Deborah Manning to discuss what this all means for Ahmed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chapter 10: Postscript
Zaoui is finally free to enjoy life in New Zealand and be reunited with his wife and children. Then he gets a mysterious offer to return to Algeria. Narrator John Keir reflects on what Zaoui’s story tells us about ourselves as a country and about the two remarkable women who faced off against each other, Deborah Manning and Helen Clark.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chapter 9: The Backdown
Deborah Manning produces her star witness but runs into an unexpected obstacle. Eventually as the SIS case crumbles, Zaoui wins not just his freedom but a private moment of vindication.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chapter 8: Dirty Tricks
Finally, the hearing to review Ahmed Zaoui’s security risk certificate is scheduled for July 2007. Deborah Manning’s secret witness flies into New Zealand and Ahmed Zaoui comes face to face with the man who destroyed his life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Chapter 7: Playing Detective
Deborah Manning decides that if the SIS won’t reveal their evidence, then she will find it independently by travelling to Europe to penetrate the secret world of the European security agencies. There she comes across a shadowy figure who will change everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What do you do when the state locks you in jail and calls you a terrorist - but refuses to say why? For the first time John Keir reveals the inside story of the fight to free New Zealand’s highest-profile political prisoner Ahmed Zaoui, from the man himself and the lawyers who took on the Prime Minister and the SIS to save him.
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