(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist has had his sentence slashed by six years after a panel of judges found it was “excessive.”
Abdullah Chaarani, 33, returned before the Court of Appeal on Monday, showing little reaction as he learnt his appeal was upheld.
The convicted ISIS adherent was jailed in 2019 for 38 years following two trials in Victoria’s Supreme Court.
He was sentenced to 22 years for twice firebombing a Shia mosque — the Imam Ali Islamic Centre in Fawkner — in November and December 2016.
At the time, the court was told the arson was carried out due to his “hatred” of Shia Muslims and a desire to intimidate practitioners of that faith.
