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| Alleged Brighton siege gun dealers say they are not responsible for terrorist act | Alleged Brighton siege gun dealers say they are not responsible for terrorist act |
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| Melbourne men fail to keep cases in magistrates court after arguing they should not be treated as terrorism offences | |
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| Mon 28 Aug 2017 05.16 BST | |
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| Four Melbourne men accused of supplying guns to the Brighton siege terrorist Yacqub Khayre say their cases should not be treated as terrorism offences since they had no idea how the guns would be used. | Four Melbourne men accused of supplying guns to the Brighton siege terrorist Yacqub Khayre say their cases should not be treated as terrorism offences since they had no idea how the guns would be used. |
| George Matte-Hado, Kane Dalrymple, Corey Jarrod Moore and Burak Diler appeared in the Melbourne magistrates court on Monday. | George Matte-Hado, Kane Dalrymple, Corey Jarrod Moore and Burak Diler appeared in the Melbourne magistrates court on Monday. |
| All four have been charged with supplying or handling the guns used by Khayre when he killed hotel clerk Kai Hao, 36, at an apartment building on 5 June. | All four have been charged with supplying or handling the guns used by Khayre when he killed hotel clerk Kai Hao, 36, at an apartment building on 5 June. |
| Khayre used a sawn-off, double-barrelled shotgun in the attack and had another firearm with him. The 29-year-old, who claimed allegiance to Islamic State, injured three police officers before he was shot dead. | Khayre used a sawn-off, double-barrelled shotgun in the attack and had another firearm with him. The 29-year-old, who claimed allegiance to Islamic State, injured three police officers before he was shot dead. |
| Matte-Hado, 37, is accused of illegally selling the double-barrelled shotgun for $2,000 to a middleman in the car park of a housing estate in May. The father of two and his co-accused on Monday unsuccessfully tried to keep their cases in the magistrates court following an application last week by prosecutors to move them to a higher court. | Matte-Hado, 37, is accused of illegally selling the double-barrelled shotgun for $2,000 to a middleman in the car park of a housing estate in May. The father of two and his co-accused on Monday unsuccessfully tried to keep their cases in the magistrates court following an application last week by prosecutors to move them to a higher court. |
| “In my submission, it’s a regular firearms case,” Felix Ralph, counsel for Dalrymple, told the court. “Just because a firearm is used to commit an act of terror doesn’t mean that a different penalty should apply to a person who is alleged to have some involvement with the firearm.” | “In my submission, it’s a regular firearms case,” Felix Ralph, counsel for Dalrymple, told the court. “Just because a firearm is used to commit an act of terror doesn’t mean that a different penalty should apply to a person who is alleged to have some involvement with the firearm.” |
| But magistrate Franz Holzer said the case should go to a higher court due to the terrorism context of the alleged firearms offences. | But magistrate Franz Holzer said the case should go to a higher court due to the terrorism context of the alleged firearms offences. |
| “Even though there are no specific charges in relation to terrorism, the contextual basis of the charges ... is the context that I have to make the assessment,” he said. “I will grant this very special application.” | “Even though there are no specific charges in relation to terrorism, the contextual basis of the charges ... is the context that I have to make the assessment,” he said. “I will grant this very special application.” |
| The men will face the Victorian county court in November. Dalrymple, Moore and Diler are in custody, while Matte-Hado is on bail. | The men will face the Victorian county court in November. Dalrymple, Moore and Diler are in custody, while Matte-Hado is on bail. |
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