(AAP) How Australia detains suspected terrorists could undergo a major overhaul as a result of a secret report.
Abdul Nacer Benbrika has been detained on a continuing detention order (CDO) after serving a 15-year sentence stemming from two terrorism offences.
The order allows Benbrika to be detained, despite serving out his sentence, due to the risk he will reoffend.
But an assessment of the methodology used to determine the future risk of terrorism says a lack of evidence presents “potentially serious implications for their validity and reliability.”
Snippets of researcher Dr Emily Corner’s report — finalised in May 2020 — were only made public at a hearing by the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor late last year.
(Date based on Australia time)
