Criminal charges revealed for Ibrahim Benbrika, son of Abdul Nacer Benbrika

The son of Abdul Nacer Benbrika, who served almost two decades behind bars for plotting acts of terror, has failed in an attempt to keep criminal charges against him secret.

The son of recently released terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika has failed in an attempt to keep criminal charges against him secret.

Ibrahim Benbrika, 23, faced the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday on four charges including possessing a prohibited weapon at Melbourne Airport.

Charge sheets reveal Benbrika was allegedly carrying a knuckle duster when he was arrested by the Australian Federal Police inside terminal three of the airport on 23 January, 2022.

Benbrika is also charged with stealing $238 worth of petrol from Coles Express outlets in Coburg and Bundoora in July and August 2021 and driving 81km in a 60km zone of Epping in July the following year.

Benbrika lives under the same Dallas roof as his father, who was released in December after serving almost two decades behind bars for plotting terrorism acts.

Abdul Benbrika conspired to bomb the 2005 AFL grand final at the MCG and was held at Barwon Prison for three years after his sentence ended due to fears he was a danger to the community.

Convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika. Picture: David Crosling

Ibrahim Benbrika appeared in court unrepresented on Tuesday, telling magistrate Adrian Serratore he wanted his case suppressed from the public.

“My lawyer will apply properly but I requested (the suppression) at the front counter when I walked in,” Ibrahim Benbrika said.

However magistrate Serratore rejected the request, citing open justice principles before granting media access to his charges.

Abdul Benbrika lives in the community on a strict extended supervision order which limits who he can contact, where he can go and who can visit his home.

He is also required to wear a tracking device

The Australian Federal Police tried and failed to prohibit his contact with two of his other sons who have ties to convicted terrorists, including gangster Ahmed Elomar.

Elomar’s brother, Mohamed, died while fighting for Islamic State in Iraq and shocked the world by posing with severed heads.

Last month Abdul Benbrika declared he was no longer a threat to the community.

“People should know that Nacer (himself) is not what he was,” he said.

Ibrahim Benbrika will return to court on May 31.