News: Australasia

Legal

IS supporter Radwan Dakkak hit with more charges for alleged control order breaches A convicted terrorist sympathiser allegedly did something extremely disturbing just a day after he was released from jail, a court has heard.

March 18, 2021   

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist sympathiser … allegedly began looking up material about executions, beheadings and torture just a day after he was released from jail, a court has heard. Radwan Dakkak, who supports views held by Islamic State, has this week […]

Legal

Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika wants to appeal his continuing detention order A convicted terrorist who admired Osama bin Laden is planning another bid to get out of jail — and he wants taxpayers to pay for it.

March 4, 2021   

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terror leader who admired Osama bin Laden wants taxpayers to fund his bid to get out of jail after he was ordered to spend an extra three years behind bars because he was too dangerous. Abdul Nacer Benbrika […]

Law Enforcement

Islamic State supporter Radwan Dakkak slapped with interim control order a day before his release from prison The Sydney man, who was taped pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, was sentenced for two counts of associating with a terrorist organisation earlier this year.

December 31, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A Sydney Islamic State supporter who pledged allegiance to a terrorist leader has been slapped with an interim control order a day before he is due to walk from jail. Western Sydney man Radwan Dakkak was handed the order by […]

Legal

‘Unacceptable risk’: Terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika will stay jailed despite finishing sentence A convicted terrorist who plotted terrifying attacks on major Aussie targets will not be let out of jail despite finishing his sentence.

December 24, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist will stay behind bars despite finishing his sentence after a judge agreed he was an “unacceptable risk” to the community. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Tinney ruled on Christmas Eve that Abdul Nacer Benbrika will spend a […]

Children & Teens

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   

(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 […]

Legal

Convicted terror leader Abdul Nacer Benbrika still a danger to Australians A convicted terrorist leader who the Australian government believes is too dangerous to be released from jail will find out his fate before Christmas.

December 11, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb sites in Melbourne and Sydney will find out before Christmas if he is too dangerous to be released. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent the past 15 years behind bars after he was convicted […]

Crime

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   

(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, […]

Legal

Jailed Australian terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika could be a threat from overseas, court told A jailed terror leader who plotted to bomb key Australian locations, including the MCG in Melbourne, could pose a risk even if deported.

December 9, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb the MCG and a nuclear reactor could still pose a risk even if deported to Algeria, a court was told. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent the past 15 years in prison for plotting […]

Legal

Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika still wants to preach if released from jail A terrorist who plotted to blow up Australian landmarks has revealed what he plans to do once released from jail.

December 8, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) The jailed terror leader who plotted to bomb Australian landmarks plans to keep preaching if released from jail, a court has been told. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent the past 15 years behind bars but lawyers for the Australian government […]

Law Enforcement

FBI quizzed Islamic State fighter about contact with convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika An IS fighter told FBI agents in Syria that he spoke with a convicted Australian terrorist, but his lawyers claim it’s not relevant.

December 7, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) An Islamic State fighter told FBI agents in Syria that he visited a convicted Australian terrorist in jail before he travelled overseas. But lawyers for terror plotter Abdul Nacer Benbrika argued in the Supreme Court of Victoria that it was […]

Law Enforcement

Fears over convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika’s future plans Police have revealed what they fear could happen if a convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb the AFL grand final is released from prison.

December 2, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who plotted to bomb Australian landmarks could incite others to commit terror attack[s] on home soil if released, a high-ranking federal officer has warned. Abdul Nacer Benbrika is due to be released this year after 15 years […]

Legal

‘Grave consequences’ if convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika freed: court A convicted terrorist who hasn’t renounced ‘violent jihad’ is due to be released from prison — but authorities are arguing it would be too dangerous.

November 30, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A convicted terrorist who the Australian government want to keep behind bars for another three years has not renounced “violent jihad,” a court has been told. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has spent 15 years behind bars after he was found guilty […]

Children & Teens

Afghan man Mustafa Naseri, who groomed teenager for sex, says age gap is ‘the norm’ in his culture An Afghan man who asked a 14-year-old girl to meet with him for sexual acts also explained that, in his culture, there is no minimum age for sexual activity.

October 1, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) An Afghan man who groomed a 14-year-old girl for sexual activity explained that, in his culture, an age gap was “the norm” and there was no minimum age for sexual activity. Mustafa Naseri, 21, thought he was speaking with a […]

Children & Teens

Sydney terrorism: Man convicted of plotting Bankstown knife attack dragged into courtroom A Sydney man arrested as a schoolboy over a shocking terrorist plot has been carried into court headfirst, proclaiming 'I don’t want to be here.'

September 30, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A teen terrorist who plotted to execute a bloody attack in western Sydney has been dragged headfirst into court after barricading himself in his prison cell with a mattress, telling a judge he refused to take part in his “false […]

Government & Politics

Rise in ‘high risk’ terror offenders being released Federal police have increasingly relied on once-rare tools to watch 'high risk' terrorism offenders who have been released into the community.

September 25, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A large number of terrorism offenders have been released into the community in recent years, leading to a dramatic increase in Australian Federal Police “control orders,” an inquiry has heard. Sixteen control orders related to terror offences have been applied […]