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Adam Brookman, alleged Islamic State nurse, to be extradited to Victoria Adam Brookman, alleged Isis nurse, also did guard duty, court documents say
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A nurse arrested after returning home from Syria where he allegedly worked alongside Islamic State militants will be extradited to Victoria. A Melbourne nurse allegedly undertook “guard duty and reconnaissance” in Syria to help the Islamic State, court documents allege, before he turned himself in to authorities.
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. Adam Brookman will be extradited to Victoria to face court after being arrested at Sydney airport on Friday night.
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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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. The father-of-five’s travel home from the Middle East was facilitated by Australian agencies after he turned himself in to Turkish authorities this week.
The court heard a warrant for Brookman’s arrest was issued on Friday. The 39-year-old appeared via video link in Parramatta bail court on Saturday, where a magistrate granted his extradition south.
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. Brookman, who was sporting a hoodie as he was held in custody at the Surry Hills police centre, did not speak during the brief appearance.
The 39-year-old turned himself in to Turkish authorities earlier this week. A warrant for Brookman’s arrest on two terrorism-related charges was issued on Friday.
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. Court documents outline one charge relates to Brookman knowingly providing support to Isis by undertaking guard duty and reconnaissance between April 2010 and August 2014.
He could face serious charges if he travelled to no-go zones in Syria. It is alleged that support would help the group “prepare or foster” a terrorist act.
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. The second charge relates to undertaking the guard duty and reconnaissance with the intention of supporting Isis.
“Mr Brookman is obviously a person of interest to our law enforcement and intelligence agencies,” the foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said on Friday. Brookman will be escorted by Australian federal police officers to Victoria, where he is expected to be charged.
He is due to face Melbourne magistrates court on Monday.
The AFP are remaining tight-lipped on when Brookman will be taken to Victoria, where he has listed his address as Coolaroo, in Melbourne’s north.
Brookman has claimed to Fairfax Media he was in Syria for humanitarian work, but was forced to join the terrorist group after being injured and sent to Isis-controlled territory.