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| Sydney man granted bail after being charged with terrorism offences Sydney man granted bail after being charged with terrorism offences | |
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| Sydney man Muhammad Abdul-Karim Musleh has been granted bail after being charged with allegedly travelling to a Syrian conflict zone in 2013. | Sydney man Muhammad Abdul-Karim Musleh has been granted bail after being charged with allegedly travelling to a Syrian conflict zone in 2013. |
| The 22-year-old was arrested by the New South Wales joint counter-terrorism team at his south-western Sydney home on Tuesday in relation to four July 2013 offences and appeared at Parramatta local court. | The 22-year-old was arrested by the New South Wales joint counter-terrorism team at his south-western Sydney home on Tuesday in relation to four July 2013 offences and appeared at Parramatta local court. |
| Musleh was charged with three counts of giving money or goods to promote foreign hostile acts and one count of preparing to engage in foreign hostile activities. | Musleh was charged with three counts of giving money or goods to promote foreign hostile acts and one count of preparing to engage in foreign hostile activities. |
| The offences were alleged to have occurred between 13 June and 11 July 2013. | The offences were alleged to have occurred between 13 June and 11 July 2013. |
| Magistrate Karen Stafford said on Tuesday she was willing to grant Musleh bail under strict conditions including that he report daily to police, give up his passports, abide by a curfew, and that his parents commit to pay a surety of $250,000 if he fails to appear at his next court date. | Magistrate Karen Stafford said on Tuesday she was willing to grant Musleh bail under strict conditions including that he report daily to police, give up his passports, abide by a curfew, and that his parents commit to pay a surety of $250,000 if he fails to appear at his next court date. |
| Her ruling was influenced by the commonwealth director of public prosecutions’ decision not to oppose Musleh’s application for bail, she said. | Her ruling was influenced by the commonwealth director of public prosecutions’ decision not to oppose Musleh’s application for bail, she said. |
| “These are matters where the court certainly has a concern about, if bail is granted, whether Mr Musleh will appear in court to answer these charges,” Stafford said. | “These are matters where the court certainly has a concern about, if bail is granted, whether Mr Musleh will appear in court to answer these charges,” Stafford said. |
| “The crown is in a better position in many cases than the bench ... to make an assessment as to bail concerns.” | “The crown is in a better position in many cases than the bench ... to make an assessment as to bail concerns.” |
| Musleh’s parents will remortgage their Holsworthy home to make the surety money available, defence lawyer Greg Scragg said. | Musleh’s parents will remortgage their Holsworthy home to make the surety money available, defence lawyer Greg Scragg said. |
| His mother works for the government as an interpreter and his father works for Transport NSW, he said. | His mother works for the government as an interpreter and his father works for Transport NSW, he said. |
| Scragg also said Musleh understood that breaching his bail would mean putting his mother’s money and the family home at risk. | Scragg also said Musleh understood that breaching his bail would mean putting his mother’s money and the family home at risk. |
| He is currently studying for a certificate in carpentry at Tafe, the court heard. | He is currently studying for a certificate in carpentry at Tafe, the court heard. |
| Some young supporters of Musleh became aggressive to the waiting media as his parents left the court on Tuesday afternoon. | Some young supporters of Musleh became aggressive to the waiting media as his parents left the court on Tuesday afternoon. |