Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Melbourne Footy Jihad

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Melbourne men accused of plotting violent Jihad
By Norrie Ross
February 13, 2008 01:32pm

12 men stand accused of terrorism offences

Gang 'planned attacks at footy, train stations'

Osama bin Laden allegedly hailed as 'a great man'

A GROUP of Melbourne men bent on violent Jihad planned terrorist attacks on football games or train stations to maximise deaths, a jury was told today.
According to its self-styled "Sheik" and leader, Abdul Nacer Benbrika, Australia was a land at war and it was the duty of all Muslims to participate in violent Jihad, prosecutor Richard Maidment SC said.
Opening the Crown case against 12 men accused of a number of terrorist offences, Mr Maidment said the group was prepared to launch an attack overseas but Australia was the preferred target. He told the jury much of the evidence they would hear was contained in recordings of intercepted telephone conversations and from hidden listening devices.
"The case is about a homegrown terrorist organisation which grew and operated between July 2004 and November 2005 in the suburbs of Melbourne," Mr Maidment said.

Flinders St Train Station.

'Jihad in Allah's cause'
The members were all male and all Muslim and their purpose, according to Mr Benbrika, was "Jihad in Allah's cause". "By that he meant a violent form of Jihad," Mr Maidment said. The prosecutor said in one secretly recorded conversation between Mr Benbrika and another accused, Abdullah Merhi, Mr Benbrika said they were planning something big.

In the conversation, Mr Benbrika says they are not talking about "one or two or three" deaths. Mr Merhi says "like Spain?". Mr Maidment said it was the the Crown case that Mr Merhi was referring to the terrorist attacks in Spain in 2004 where 191 people were killed and 2000 were injured.

Osama bin Laden Mr Maidment said Mr Benbrika was also heard in a conversation saying Osama bin Laden was a "great man" and praising al-Qaeda. The prosecutor told the jury that Islam was not on trial and Mr Benbrika's views did not reflect the true views of Muslims or of any other religious group.



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The accused and the charges
By Norrie Ross
February 13, 2008 12:20pm

DETAILS of the accused and the charges they face in the nation's biggest terrorist trial at the Victorian Supreme Court:

On trial before Justice Bernard Bongiorno are: Abdul Nacer Benbrika, 47, of Dallas, Shane Kent, 31, Meadow Heights, Majed Raad, 23, Coburg, Abdullah Merhi, 22, Fawkner, Aimen Joud, 23, Hoppers Crossing, Ahmed Raad, 24, Fawkner, Fadl Sayadi, 28, Coburg, Ezzit Raad, 26, Preston, Hany Taha, 33, Hadfield, Shoue Hammoud, 28, Hadfield, Bassam Raad, 26, Brunswick, and Amer Haddara, 28, Yarraville.
The charges include intentionally being members of a terrorist organisation involved in the fostering or preparation of a terrorist act.
According to a 12-page indictment, the alleged act or threat would have involved the detonation of an explosive or use of weapons. This was said to be in pursuit of "advancing a political, religious or ideological cause, namely the pursuit of violent jihad" with the intention of coercing or intimidating the Government or the public.

posted by 10 men at 3:10 PM

1 Comments:

Blogger The Reality Show said...

So what excuse do Islamofacists have for attacking Austraia, are the Aussies 'occupying muslim land'?
The same goes for attacking the Aussie youths in Bali (2002).

But as long as the west keeps perpetuating the 'muslim victimhood' mentality, these crimes against humanity will only rise, and starting by the sick death cult by 'palestinian self inflicted - fake victimhood'.

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