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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 set to be charged after he allegedly used fake documents containing a terror plot to kill senior politicians to “set up” his colleague over a personal grievance.
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 is in police custody after he was arrested on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a fake terrorism “hit list” found in a university notebook.
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. 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.
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. “We believe that this was planned and it was calculated,” Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing said.
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. “We have no information to suggest that there is any ongoing threat to the community arising from our inquiries into the matter.”
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.
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. Police will allege Khawaja attempted to set up Nizamdeen because of a dispute over a girl. On Tuesday Willing said police believe he was “motivated, in part, by a personal grievance.”
He told reporters he felt sorry for Nizamdeen, but did not apologise.
“We feel very sorry for [Nizamdeen] and what was happened to him but what we will be alleging is that he was set up in a planned and calculated manner,” he told reporters in Sydney.
Khawaja was arrested in Parramatta, western Sydney, on Tuesday. He was 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.
In a statement earlier on Tuesday 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.
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