(AAP) A terrorist will remain in jail for at least 20 years for plotting a Christmas Day attack in Melbourne’s CBD, with appeal judges ruling he got off lightly.
Ibrahim Abbas is serving a maximum 24-year jail term after admitting to conspiring to plan an attack at Federation Square in 2016.
He asked Victoria’s Court of Appeal to reduce his sentence, saying it was too harsh considering he admitted to his crimes and helped police.
Abbas gave evidence against his brother Hamza Abbas, cousin Abdullah Chaarani and friend Ahmed Mohamed, each convicted by a jury of the same charge over the same plot.
The Court of Appeal on Friday refused Abbas’ appeal against his sentence.
