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| Sydney woman gives Isis salute after guilty verdict | Sydney woman gives Isis salute after guilty verdict |
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| The wife of a Sydney terrorist recruiter who refused to stand for a judge in court, claiming she only stood for Allah, has been found guilty of disrespectful behaviour in court. | The wife of a Sydney terrorist recruiter who refused to stand for a judge in court, claiming she only stood for Allah, has been found guilty of disrespectful behaviour in court. |
| Moutia Elzahed defiantly remained seated again with her arms crossed after magistrate Carolyn Huntsman delivered the landmark decision. | Moutia Elzahed defiantly remained seated again with her arms crossed after magistrate Carolyn Huntsman delivered the landmark decision. |
| The 50-year-old, who is married to jailed Islamic State extremist Hamdi Alqudsi, was found guilty of nine counts of disrespectful behaviour in court. | The 50-year-old, who is married to jailed Islamic State extremist Hamdi Alqudsi, was found guilty of nine counts of disrespectful behaviour in court. |
| The magistrate found Elzahed had repeatedly and intentionally flouted the established court convention in 2016 when she failed to rise for district court judge Audrey Balla. | The magistrate found Elzahed had repeatedly and intentionally flouted the established court convention in 2016 when she failed to rise for district court judge Audrey Balla. |
| Elzahed said she only stood for Allah but Huntsman found no evidence she had acted on a genuine religious belief. | Elzahed said she only stood for Allah but Huntsman found no evidence she had acted on a genuine religious belief. |
| CCTV footage previously played in court showed Elzahed failed to rise nine times in November and December, with each offence carrying a maximum jail term of 14 days and/or a fine of $1,100. | CCTV footage previously played in court showed Elzahed failed to rise nine times in November and December, with each offence carrying a maximum jail term of 14 days and/or a fine of $1,100. |
| In 2016, Elzahed had been trying to sue the state and federal governments on claims of police violence and wrongful imprisonment over a raid on her Sydney home two years earlier. She was ultimately unsuccessful. | In 2016, Elzahed had been trying to sue the state and federal governments on claims of police violence and wrongful imprisonment over a raid on her Sydney home two years earlier. She was ultimately unsuccessful. |
| Outside Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Friday, Elzahed gave the Isis one-finger salute while her friend called journalists “cockroaches”. | Outside Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Friday, Elzahed gave the Isis one-finger salute while her friend called journalists “cockroaches”. |
| The matter will return to court on 15 June. | The matter will return to court on 15 June. |
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