(AAP) A disability pensioner won’t spend any more time behind bars after a judge accepted he was “infatuated” by an American Islamic State supporter he sent money to.
Hampton Park man Isa Kocoglu admitted sending more than $2700 over several transactions to John Georgelas while the American was fighting in Syria in 2014.
County Court Judge Greg Lyons said it wasn’t in the interest of justice to sentence Kocoglu to more than the 31 days he served on remand several years ago when he was first charged.
Kocoglu has spent three years on strict bail conditions including daily reporting to police, a curfew and restrictions on his internet use, including not accessing social media.
He was on Friday freed on a $500 promise to be of good behaviour.
