Articles by Duncan Murray

Law Enforcement

Mustafa Dirani’s ‘extreme beliefs’ laid bare in court Lawyers have argued a man was not privy to a terrorist conspiracy unfolding in Sydney’s west despite sharing 'extreme' Islamic material.

September 28, 2022   

(NCA NewsWire) Lawyers for Mustafa Dirani have asked a jury to put his “extreme beliefs” aside in judging if he was part of a terrorist conspiracy that led to police accountant Curtis Cheng’s death. Mr Cheng was gunned down outside the Parramatta […]

Law Enforcement

Accused conspirator in police shooting supported killing ‘non-believers’: court A man accused of conspiring in the shooting of a police accountant allegedly supported 'killing non-believers,' a court has been told.

September 27, 2022   

(NCA NewsWire) A man accused of conspiring with others in the lead-up to the shooting of police accountant Curtis Cheng faced trial before the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday. Mustafa Dirani is alleged to have been one of those who assisted 15-year-old […]

Legal

Magistrate labels terrorism allegations against Sydney man Daniel Greenfield ‘disturbing’: court A Sydney man who is accused of planning a terror attack has had his case labelled ‘disturbing’ in court today.

December 25, 2021   

(NCA NewsWire) An alleged member of Islamic State has refused to appear in court on Saturday, as the magistrate labelled the case disturbing. Police will allege that 34-year-old Caringbah resident Daniel Greenfield had been plotting a terrorist attack to be carried out […]