(NCA NewsWire) A Sydney man has been convicted of leading a terrorist group that planned to attack the city’s navy base, a courthouse, the Mardi Gras parade and Israeli embassy.
Hamdi Alqudsi, 48, faced the NSW Supreme Court for a trial after he was charged with intentionally directing a terrorist organisation that was preparing to carry out a terrorist act.
Crown prosecutors claimed Alqudsi directed the organisation called the Shura between August 2014 and December 2014, but he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
However, the jury on Thursday ruled in favour of the crown and convicted the 48-year-old.
Alqudsi first came to the attention of police in mid-2013 when he rallied men together to form the Shura, meaning a consultative council in Arabic.
