Terrorist David Hicks, 26-year-old Adelaide man, captured...

Terrorist David Hicks, 26-year-old Adelaide man, captured in Afghanistan by Northern Alliance troops, could be guilty of treason.
Victorian QC David Galbally, a long-time opponent of capital punishment, was backed by community leaders and past soldiers in calling for the death penalty for Hicks.
"I think that in the situation now what we have is a group that have virtually declared war against Western civilisation, that not only threatens, but has killed, innocent civilians," Mr Galbally said.
"I think that you need to have the death penalty as the ultimate penalty." He said jail terms for terrorists would only cause further violence.
Death penalty calls came from around Melbourne.
Islamic Council president Yasser Soliman and the president of the Afghan Welfare Association, Dr Farooq Mirranay, both said Hicks should be hanged if found guilty of killing innocent civilians.
"Islam says which one has killed the people must be killed himself," Dr Mirranay said.
Professor of Administrative Law at the Australian National University, John McMillan, said it was possible for Hicks to be tried for treason. McMillan said it was more likely Hicks would be handed over to US authorities to be tried in a military court, where he could also face the death penalty.