Accused Islamic State terrorist is let back into Australia from Turkey

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Accused Islamic State terrorist is let back into Australia from Turkey

Carrying a beanie and and hoodie, accused Islamic State terrorist ‘answerable for recruiting overseas extremists’ is LET BACK IN to Australia

  • Mohamed Zuhbi arrived in Melbourne on flight from Turkey at 4pm on Saturday 
  • Zuhbi travelled from Sydney to Turkey in 2013 after which allegedly on to Syria 
  • He is accused of recruiting terrorists and ‘participating in hostile acts abroad’

A 30-year-old Sydney man alleged to be an Islamic State recruit has been arrested upon his return to Australia, seen sporting a hoodie and beanie hat in handcuffs on the airport. 

Mohamed Zuhbi, 30, arrived in Melbourne on a flight from Turkey about 4pm on Saturday and was arrested by counterterrorism authorities on the airport.

He was seen being escorted by the airport by officers in full PPE, himself in a black tracksuit with a hat and face masks. 

Zuhbi allegedly travelled from Sydney to Turkey in 2013 after which on to Syria, the place he helped overseas fighters journey to the realm.

He has been charged with six terrorism-related offences together with supporting a terrorist organisation and interesting in hostile exercise abroad.

Mohamed Zuhbi, 30, arrived in Melbourne on a flight from Turkey about 4pm on Saturday and was arrested by counterterrorism authorities at the airport

Mohamed Zuhbi, 30, arrived in Melbourne on a flight from Turkey about 4pm on Saturday and was arrested by counterterrorism authorities on the airport

He has been charged with three counts of present assist for one more particular person to interact in a hostile exercise in a overseas state. 

Zuhbi fronted Melbourne Magistrates Court docket through video hyperlink on Sunday. 

He shall be positioned into 14-day quarantine at a correctional facility in Victoria earlier than he is extradited to New South Wales so his case might be heard in a NSW courtroom. 

Australian Federal Police’s Commander Stephen Dametto praised the short response of police.

‘We now have a duty to forestall our residents from contributing to violence and instability abroad,’ he mentioned.

‘Our legal guidelines are geared toward discouraging Australians from combating in abroad conflicts and endangering their lives.’

NSWPF Counter Terrorism and Particular Techniques Commander, assistant commissioner Mark Walton added defending the state remained a prime precedence.  

Zuhbi is additionally wished by US legislation authorities for a number of offences together with conspiracy to commit homicide in another country. 

Zuhbi will be placed into 14-day quarantine at a correctional facility in Victoria before he is extradited to New South Wales so his case can be heard in a NSW court

Zuhbi shall be positioned into 14-day quarantine at a correctional facility in Victoria earlier than he is extradited to New South Wales so his case might be heard in a NSW courtroom

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Accused Islamic State terrorist is let back into Australia from Turkey

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