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A Melbourne nurse has been arrested after returning home from allegedly working with the Islamic State in Syria. A nurse arrested after returning home from Syria where he allegedly worked alongside Islamic State militants will be extradited to Victoria.
Adam Brookman, 39, arrived at Sydney airport on Friday night and was arrested over his alleged involvement in the Syria conflict. Adam Brookman arrived at Sydney airport on Friday night and was arrested by Australian federal police over his alleged involvement in the conflict in Syria.
The Australian federal police says he is due to appear in Parramatta local court on Saturday morning where counter terrorism police will seek his extradition to Victoria. Brookman, a father of five from Melbourne, appeared in Parramatta Bail Court via video link on Saturday where a magistrate granted his extradition to Victoria.
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Brookman voluntarily surrendered himself to Turkish officials earlier this week. The magistrate ordered Brookman be transferred into the custody of an AFP officer to be extradited to Victoria, where he will appear in court no later than Monday morning.
Australian authorities helped organise his travel back to the country, the AFP said in a statement. The court heard a warrant for Brookman’s arrest was issued on Friday.
Brookman has claimed in an interview with Fairfax Media he did humanitarian work in Syria and was forced to join IS after being injured and sent to IS-controlled territory. Brookman did not speak during the brief appearance and is expected to be held at the Surry Hills police centre in Sydney’s city centre until he is transported to Melbourne.
The father of five could face serious charges if he travelled to no-go zones in Syria. The 39-year-old turned himself in to Turkish authorities earlier this week.
However, experts say if he is found guilty he could be shown leniency if he provides important information. He is expected to be questioned over his level of involvement with Isis, despite claiming to Fairfax Media he was forced to join the terrorist group after being injured and sent to IS-controlled territory.
In relation to the allegations, the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said Brookman was not an exception to Australian laws that make it a crime to travel to declared parts of Syria and Iraq without a valid reason. He could face serious charges if he travelled to no-go zones in Syria.
“Mr Brookman is obviously a person of interest to our law enforcement and intelligence agencies,” she said on Friday. The federal government has made it clear Brookman is not an exception to Australian laws that make it a crime to travel to certain parts of Syria and Iraq without a valid reason.
“Mr Brookman is obviously a person of interest to our law enforcement and intelligence agencies,” the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said on Friday.