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| ANZ shuts down bank account used to support Australians charged with terrorism offences ANZ shuts down bank account used to support Australians charged with terrorism offences | |
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| A bank account used to raise money to support Australians charged with terrorism offences has been shut down by the ANZ. | A bank account used to raise money to support Australians charged with terrorism offences has been shut down by the ANZ. |
| The Brothers Behind Bars Facebook group claims their business account, which was only opened a couple of weeks ago, was used to collect “charity funds”. | The Brothers Behind Bars Facebook group claims their business account, which was only opened a couple of weeks ago, was used to collect “charity funds”. |
| The page, which is run by hardline preachers Junaid Thorne and Wissam Haddad, posted a statement saying they had been given no opportunity for an appeal. | The page, which is run by hardline preachers Junaid Thorne and Wissam Haddad, posted a statement saying they had been given no opportunity for an appeal. |
| “No specific reason was provided for the closure but I’m sure many of you can read between the lines,” the post said. “Meanwhile far-right groups are free to conduct business as usual.” | “No specific reason was provided for the closure but I’m sure many of you can read between the lines,” the post said. “Meanwhile far-right groups are free to conduct business as usual.” |
| The group claims the account only ever received less than $1000 in the short time is was open and despite the “setback” they would move forward to continue the “good fight”. | The group claims the account only ever received less than $1000 in the short time is was open and despite the “setback” they would move forward to continue the “good fight”. |
| In the ANZ bank notice posted on the Facebook page, the bank said it had exercised its discretion to close the accounts and would forward a bank cheque for the net balance of the account. | In the ANZ bank notice posted on the Facebook page, the bank said it had exercised its discretion to close the accounts and would forward a bank cheque for the net balance of the account. |