Terror suspect Omarjan Azari urged to kill a ‘random unbeliever’ by IS kingpin, court told
TERROR suspect Omarjan Azari has been hit with fresh charges over an alleged plot to carry out a public execution and help find someone “to terminate” five people a month, a court heard yesterday.
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TERROR suspect Omarjan Azari has been hit with fresh charges over an alleged plot to carry out a public execution and help find someone “to terminate” five people a month, a court heard yesterday.
Central Local Court heard allegations of conspiracy to murder and act in preparation for a terrorist act were formally laid against Azari on Monday.
The accused appeared on video-link from Goulburn’s Sup-ermax jail as the court heard one charge of conspiracy to act in preparation for or planning a terrorist act was withdrawn, and replaced with the two new charges.
The 20-year-old was arrested last year in a terrorism raid and also faces allegations of making funds available to a terrorist organisation in Syria.
The court heard more details of a phone call that allegedly took place between Azari and Australian IS kingpin Mohammad Baryalei shortly before Azari’s arrest on September 18 last year.
It is alleged Baryalei instructed his young charge to “find someone who will terminate five persons a month” and said there should be “videos” made of the executions.
“So it will make worldwide news, Allah willing,” Baryalei allegedly said as Azari allegedly replied “Yep” and “Yeah.”
“I need boys ... I need someone who has heart.”
At a bail application earlier this year the court was told Azari was urged by Baryalei, thought to have since been killed in Syria, to “pick a random unbeliever” and publicly execute them.
“Finish him, finish her ... put the flag of the (Islamic) state in the background,” Baryalei is alleged to have said.
The court heard Baryalei said it would serve as a message: “As you kill our people, we will also kill your people one by one.”
Azari’s counsel Steven Boland said: “You can’t just say terrorism and expect bail to be refused.”
Magistrate Les Mabbutt noted some aspects of the case were “novel” but said it couldn’t be considered “an exceptionally weak or weak case” and again refused bail. Azari returns to court on August 5
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