Neil Prakash arrested to face terrorism charges in Australia A man who served time in a Turkish prison for terrorism offences has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police.

December 2, 2022 and   

(NCA NewsWire) A man accused of serious terrorism offences has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police after being extradited from Turkey.

Neil Prakash, 31, was arrested and flown to Australia on a chartered flight, arriving in Darwin on Friday, after being deported by Turkish authorities.

The Australian-born Prakash had been serving a period of detention for terrorism offences in a Turkish prison.

He is scheduled to face a Darwin court on Friday, where an application will be made to extradite him to Victoria, where he will be charged by the AFP Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT).

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