Neil Prakash: Witness compelled to give evidence against accused ISIS recruiter Prosecutors have forced a witness to give evidence as the case against accused Australian ISIS recruiter Neil Prakash returns to court.

March 18, 2024   

(NCA NewsWire) A witness will be forced to give evidence against an accused Australian ISIS recruiter after she refused to do so following legal advice.

The case against Neil Christopher Prakash, 32, returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a special mention ahead of a key court hearing in two months.

Prakash was excused from attending court after refusing to appear across a series of hearings last year, saying he “does not attend court.”

The Melbourne-born accused terrorist is facing six terrorism-related charges stemming from his time in Syria between June 2014 and September 2016.

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