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Terror Plot Gang Jailed In Australia
Sky News ^ | February 15, 2010 | Ian Woods

Posted on 02/15/2010 1:40:43 AM PST by myknowledge

Five Australian Muslims have been received prison sentences of up to 28 years after being found guilty of conspiring to wage a violent jihad.

The men were plotting the terror attacks to protest against the country's involvement in the Afghan and Iraq wars.

A court in Sydney convicted the men of conspiracy to commit an act of terror in October 2009 after a trial lasting 10 months - the longest in Australian legal history.

The jury took four weeks to consider their verdicts.

Justice Anthony Whealy of the New South Wales Supreme Court handed down the sentences, saying the men were motivated by "intolerant, inflexible religious conviction" and said the prospects of rehabilitation were poor.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 200910; australia; islamicterror; islaminaustralia; jihadgang; sydney; sydneycell; wot

Good job, police!

Looks like five more Muzzies have now entered the slammer.

1 posted on 02/15/2010 1:40:43 AM PST by myknowledge
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...said the prospects of rehabilitation were poor...

Even if the prospects were excellent, the sentences should been much longer in order to deter others. At the very least their terms should be served in total and complete isolation to avoid them from infecting others.

2 posted on 02/15/2010 1:57:16 AM PST by monocle
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To: myknowledge

Now they can recruit the other prisoners.


3 posted on 02/15/2010 3:20:05 AM PST by seemoAR
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