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| Cricketer Usman Khawaja's brother arrested over 'terrorism' notebook | Cricketer Usman Khawaja's brother arrested over 'terrorism' notebook |
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| The brother of Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja is in police custody after he was arrested as part of an investigation into a fake terrorism “hit list” found in a university notebook. | The brother of Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja is in police custody after he was arrested as part of an investigation into a fake terrorism “hit list” found in a university notebook. |
| Arsalan Khawaja had previously been questioned by police in relation to the notebook, which resulted in the wrongful arrest of PhD student Mohamed Kamer Nizamdeen in August. | Arsalan Khawaja had previously been questioned by police in relation to the notebook, which resulted in the wrongful arrest of PhD student Mohamed Kamer Nizamdeen in August. |
| Khawaja was arrested in Parramatta, western Sydney, on Tuesday. Police will allege he attempted to set up Nizamdeen because of a dispute over a girl. | |
| Student whose terrorism charge was dropped calls police 'embarrassing and biased' | Student whose terrorism charge was dropped calls police 'embarrassing and biased' |
| In a statement, New South Wales police confirmed a 39-year-old man had been arrested as part of a joint counter-terrorism investigation. “The arrest relates to documents allegedly found on University of NSW grounds in August this year containing plans to facilitate terrorism attacks,” the statement read. | |
| Khawaja has been taken to the Parramatta police area command where police said he would be questioned in relation to an alleged attempt to pervert justice, and forgery by making a false document. | Khawaja has been taken to the Parramatta police area command where police said he would be questioned in relation to an alleged attempt to pervert justice, and forgery by making a false document. |
| Nizamdeen, a student from the University of New South Wales, was falsely accused of plotting Islamic State-inspired lone-wolf attacks on a list of targets including the former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House. | Nizamdeen, a student from the University of New South Wales, was falsely accused of plotting Islamic State-inspired lone-wolf attacks on a list of targets including the former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House. |
| The prosecution relied almost exclusively on a notebook police said contained details of the plot. | The prosecution relied almost exclusively on a notebook police said contained details of the plot. |
| But the case fell apart when handwriting experts were unable to link the writing in the notebook to Nizamdeen, and in October the charges were dropped. | But the case fell apart when handwriting experts were unable to link the writing in the notebook to Nizamdeen, and in October the charges were dropped. |
| Police then set about investigating who had written the fake hit list. In October, officers raided Khawaja’s home in the Sydney suburb of Westmead. | |
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