(ABC-Australia) Greens senator David Shoebridge has labelled comments by the Australian Federal Police as “chilling” and “extraordinary” after it defended its handling of terror charges against an autistic teenager.
The 13-year-old boy had become fixated with the Islamic State terror group ISIS before his parents took him to a Victoria Police station seeking help.
While he was receiving support from a therapeutic team, a covert operation with undercover police was launched, which saw the boy charged with terror offences.
In a scathing Victorian Children’s Court ruling, a magistrate dismissed the charges and said police attempted to radicalise the boy to gain evidence to prosecute him.
