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| Man declared jihad, Sydney court hears |
| 2005-03-21 |
| A Sydney man was planning a terrorist attack on a Commonwealth building in an attempt to force the Federal Goverment to change its policies, the New South Wales Supreme Court has heard. Zeky Mallah, 22, from Condell Park in Sydney's south-west has pleaded not guilty to three terrorism-related charges, including planning to kill officials from spy agency ASIO and the Department of Foreign Affairs. In making his opening remarks, Crown prosecutor Dennis Fagan SC told the jury that Mallah began planning a suicide attack on a Commonwealth building in Sydney after he was refused a passport in 2002. The court heard Mallah had declared his own personal "jihad" on security authorities. The jury was told it will hear evidence that Mallah bought a rifle in mid-2003 and later that year tried to sell the exclusive coverage of his suicide mission to an undercover police officer who was posing as a freelance journalist. It was also told it would see a video and documents in which the 21-year-old says he is declaring his own personal jihad on ASIO and its officers. Mr Fagan said the prosecution alleged that Mallah was planning the attack to try to make the Federal Government change the way ASIO operated. The defence will make its opening remarks tomorrow. The trial is expected to last for three weeks. |
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