(AAP) A Sydney university student with extensive connections to violent extremists will be monitored for three years, despite a finding that he hasn’t shown a current desire to become a terrorist.
The NSW Supreme Court this week ordered Marsfield man Maywand Osman submit to 46 supervision conditions until 2024, including electronic monitoring, a nightly curfew and restrictions on him changing his identity or appearance.
Even though Osman has not committed a terrorism offence “or demonstrated a current inclination or tendency to do so,” he had what might be considered to be a well-documented history of associations with people who have, Justice Ian Harrison said.
That may be considered of no particular significance in many circumstances, the judge said, but there was evidence suggesting Mr Osman was particularly vulnerable to the influence of extremists, including his currently jailed brother Milad.
