The father at the centre of the 60 Minutes botched child snatching saga has claimed that if the tables were turned and he'd travelled to Australia with an intention to kidnap he would probably have been "shot on the spot [and] called a terrorist".

On Monday in the middle of the night, over a scratchy phone line, Ali Elamine told his side of the story.

Speaking on 3AW Radio, Ali Elamine said that while he had the power to drop personal charges it also a matter for prosecutors.