(AAP) Neil Prakash, the Melbourne man who became a recruiter for the Islamic State militant group, has been stripped of his Australian citizenship.
The 27-year-old was told of the Australian government’s decision on December 21, becoming the 12th dual national to have their citizenship annulled over associations with offshore terror groups, the Weekend Australian reports.
It’s understood Prakash holds Fijian citizenship through his father. Dual nationals can be stripped of their Australian citizenship if they act contrary to their allegiance to Australia, under section 35 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton told the Weekend Australian his first priority “is and always will be the safety and security of all Australians.”
