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Sydney schoolgirl 'wired cash to IS' | Sydney schoolgirl 'wired cash to IS' |
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A Sydney girl, 16, has appeared in court on terror financing charges which carry a maximum term of 25 years' jail. | |
She is accused of sending thousands of dollars to the so-called Islamic State group in Syria through a Western Union money transfer, reports say. | She is accused of sending thousands of dollars to the so-called Islamic State group in Syria through a Western Union money transfer, reports say. |
The girl and a male accomplice, 20, who allegedly gave her the money were arrested in raids on Tuesday. | The girl and a male accomplice, 20, who allegedly gave her the money were arrested in raids on Tuesday. |
The pair allegedly met in a park on Tuesday to discuss a plan to send money to Syria that day, reports said. | The pair allegedly met in a park on Tuesday to discuss a plan to send money to Syria that day, reports said. |
They had reportedly developed a "sophisticated facilitation path" of wiring funds and had completed successful transfers before. | |
The man, named by media as Milad Atai, was also arrested during Australia's biggest counter-terror raids in September 2014. | The man, named by media as Milad Atai, was also arrested during Australia's biggest counter-terror raids in September 2014. |
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The girl is accused of admitting to a police informant that she had wired A$10,000 ($7,600, £5,400) to Syria at the behest of an Islamic State fighter. | |
She was also allegedly planning to conduct another transfer of A$5,000 when she was caught on Tuesday morning in a park along with Mr Atai, who had handed her the money. | |
But her lawyer argued that the prosecution's case was based on inferences in her conversations with the police informant and said it may have amounted to entrapment. | |
Mr Atai faces charges similar to the girl's. | |
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said Mr Atai was still under investigation over the death of police accountant Curtis Cheng, who was gunned down by 15-year-old Farhad Jabar. | |
Police have reiterated concerns over extremists targeting young Australians. | Police have reiterated concerns over extremists targeting young Australians. |
"[It is] disturbing that we continue to deal with teenage children in this environment," NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn told reporters on Tuesday. | "[It is] disturbing that we continue to deal with teenage children in this environment," NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn told reporters on Tuesday. |
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