Steve Zemek

Man who sparked plane chaos undergoing psychological assessment The man who sparked chaos on-board a Malaysia Airlines flight is undergoing psychological assessment, a court has been told.

August 16, 2023 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) A Canberra man who is accused of causing chaos on-board an international flight when he claimed to have a bomb will remain behind bars for at least another two days while he undergoes mental health assessment. Muhammad Arif, 45, was […]

Man charged over mid-air rant involved in court drama The man at the centre of an incident that forced an international flight to return to Sydney airport has refused to come out of his cell.

August 15, 2023 Steve Zemek and Nathan Schmidt

(NCA NewsWire) The man at the centre of the mid-air drama which forced an international flight to be turned around will make a bid to be released on bail on Wednesday after his lawyer flagged he was suffering from mental health issues. […]

Terrorist leader who planned to target Mardi Gras learns fate The leader of an IS-aligned terrorist group who planned a series of ‘horrendous’ attacks on Sydney institutions and landmarks has learned his fate.

April 11, 2023 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) A terrorist leader who headed an organisation which was plotting attacks on a series of Sydney landmarks and events including a naval base and the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has been jailed for at least 11 years and three […]

Twist in trial of Sydney man accused of role in police shooting There has been a major jury development just as a Sydney man was set to face trial over his alleged role in a terror plot.

September 20, 2022 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) The jury has been discharged in the trial of a Sydney man accused of playing a role in the terrorist plot which resulted in the shooting of police employee Curtis Cheng. Mustafa Dirani was set to stand trial in the […]

Sydney man convicted of terrorism offences fighting to be freed on bail A man convicted of compiling a terrorism textbook is fighting to be freed on bail after being rearrested by police.

November 8, 2021 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) A Sydney man who was jailed for 12 years for compiling a terrorist textbook is fighting to be freed from prison after being rearrested for allegedly attempting to communicate with a convicted ISIS financier. Belal Saadallah Khazaal, 51, on Monday […]

Sydney IS supporter to walk free from prison next month Sydney IS supporter Radwan Dakkak is set to walk free from prison on January 1 after being sentenced for minor terrorism offences.

December 18, 2020 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) A western Sydney IS supporter who was caught on tape reciting a pledge of allegiance to a terrorist leader will walk free from prison next month. Radwan Dakkak was on Friday sentenced to 18 months in jail after being convicted […]

Aussie Islamic State supporter’s chilling claim about child bomb victims revealed in court An Islamic State supporter who said killing children in suicide bombings was justified could be released from prison in days.

December 11, 2020 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) A western Sydney Islamic State supporter who visited the grave of the teenager who shot Curtis Cheng and proclaimed the killing of children in suicide bombings was justified could be released from jail next week. Lawyers for Radwan Dakkak on […]

Amirah Droudis: Lindt cafe terrorist Man Monis’s girlfriend has murder sentence slashed The girlfriend of the Lindt cafe terrorist has had nine years slashed from her sentence for murdering the gunman’s wife.

December 10, 2020 Steve Zemek

(NCA NewsWire) Man Monis’s lover has had her jail sentence for murdering the Lindt cafe siege gunman’s former wife slashed by nearly 10 years after the Court of Appeal found his thrall over her was broken by his death. Amirah Droudis, 41, […]

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