(Sydney Morning Herald) An Australian man accused of supporting and recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Syria has faced court in Melbourne after being deported from Turkey where he had been jailed for links to the terrorist group.
Mohamed Zuhbi, 30, had claimed he was an aid worker helping refugees on the Turkish-Syrian border.
Mr Zuhbi appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Sunday in a remand hearing and was kept in custody where he will serve 14 days of quarantine.
Mr Zuhbi’s lawyer Tass Antos told the court his client may be at risk of self-harm and needed to see a psychiatric nurse for potentially undiagnosed mental health issues, Nine News reports.
