Islamic State devotee who helped wannabe terrorist could be free in months

(Age) A radicalised young Melbourne woman who helped a wannabe terrorist in his plan to fight for Islamic State could be free from prison within three months despite not having renounced her past devotion to an extreme ideology.

Hadashah Sa’adat Khan was on Friday jailed for 2 1/2 years for online communications she had with an American man in June 2016, when she advised him how to travel to Syria to fight for the terrorist organisation, and passed on the details of intermediaries.

But with over two years already served, Khan is already eligible for parole and was told by her lawyer she would likely be released from prison in late August. Her time in prison included her writing letters declaring her love for Momena Shoma, another woman jailed for terror offences.

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