A Sydney man charged with conspiring to attack a police station or military base has been cleared of a terrorism offence. This morning, the Central Local Court heard prosecutors had insufficient evidence to proceed with the charge against Maywand Osman, 22. Police alleged Osman was part of a group of extremists, who had scribbled down […]
Crime commission secretly interrogated Australian who was allegedly tortured by foreign agency
Questioning of the 20-year-old dual citizen by Australia’s law enforcement agencies raises concerns about the use of coercive powers on the young and vulnerable A 20-year-old Australian who alleged he was tortured by a foreign intelligence agency was forced to undergo a coercive interrogation before the Australian Crime Commission and questioned more than five times […]
‘A form of intimidation’: inside Australia’s most secretive law enforcement body
When the 20-year-old man who can be named only by the pseudonym ZZ appeared before the Australian Crime Commission he couldn’t even tell his mother where he was going. He was frightened, tired, suffering from what was later diagnosed as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from allegedly being tortured by a foreign intelligence agency, and […]
Muslims warn anti-terror laws could prevent teaching from Koran
A Muslim cleric who preaches from certain passages of the Koran could be caught in the “broad” net of the government’s new anti-terror law, Islamic leaders have warned. Grand Mufti of Australia Ibrahim Abu Mohammad and the Australian National Imams Council have called for the offence of “advocating terrorism” to be removed from the so-called […]