Crown bomb plotter stripped of citizenship, faces deportation if released from jail

November 25, 2020 and   

(Age) Convicted terror cell leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika faces deportation from Australia if he is released from prison, after having his citizenship cancelled by the federal government.

Benbrika has completed a 15-year jail term over a plot to bomb Melbourne’s Crown casino and the MCG, but the government argues he still poses a safety risk and should remain locked up. He remains in custody pending a Supreme Court trial that will determine his fate.

People convicted of terror offences can be kept in detention for up to three years after their sentence ends if a supreme court grants an application by the home affairs minister.

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