(NCA NewsWire) A Sydney man who was jailed for 12 years for compiling a terrorist textbook is fighting to be freed from prison after being rearrested for allegedly attempting to communicate with a convicted ISIS financier.
Belal Saadallah Khazaal, 51, on Monday appeared before the NSW Supreme Court, where his lawyers successfully argued for him to be freed on bail after being charged with contravening a control order.
However, there was a late twist in the case, with the commonwealth director of public prosecutions immediately flagging their intention to appeal Justice Hament Dhanji’s decision to grant bail.
Mr Khazaal was originally released from prison in August 2020, having served his full prison term after he was found guilty of making a document connected with assisting a terrorist act.
