Qasim is in a terrible state, Smith says.

Qasim is in a terrible state, Smith says. :

"Qasim is in a terrible state, Smith says"

Dick Smith tried to resolve this case before by using his own time, money and prestige. He has gone into bat for Qasim again. Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock believes there are still issues which need clarifying, even after seven years of detention. Is Qasim heinous? Is he a hideous creature? Has he a criminal record of the most dire kind? What issues? Tell us. Maybe we should build him a little wire pen and toss a sausage over to him whenever we might saunter past. So what's wrong? I agree with Dick Smith: what has happened to Qasim is outrageous. He has not been tried or accused. Nothing. Just left as a persona non grata and now he is in Glenside. He is that sick he needs to be in Glenside. You have to be pretty sick to be sent to Glenside. Presumably he is getting treatment...or assessment and then treatment. Fresh air, freedom. Nice dinners and good company. Friends. A puppy dog. Does he have a wife? Children? We have locked him up for seven years and we know nothing. Normally if someone is locked up in Australia we know why and the whole country knows if it's a long sentence. Well, Qasim was sentenced to insanity. It's not right.