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| Australia: Muslim sheikh chains himself to court | |
| 2009-11-11 | |
| [ADN Kronos] An Australian man accused of sending harassing letters to the families of dead soldiers has been described by his lawyer as a man who is "preaching peace". Man Monis, who also uses the name Sheikh Haron, appeared in a Sydney court on Tuesday with his lawyer Chris Murphy. The 45-year-old man is accused of seven counts of using a postal or similar service to menace, harass or cause offence. Monis allegedly sent the letters over two years, devastating the families of seven soldiers who died in Afghanistan. Monis, wearing long flowing robes and a white turban, also chained himself to a railing outside the court.
He was arrested by counter-terrorism police at his Croydon Park home in Sydney's inner-west last month. Police said he sent letters to the families of Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, accusing some of the soldiers of being criminals and murderers. His lawyer Chris Murphy told the court his client was a peace activist. "I don't want to lose our soldiers. I don't want Australia to be unsafe," Monis said outside the court. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Why waste perfectly good chain? I'm sure a fire ax or chainsaw can cut through the softer bits instead of the chain. Of course, you can also just burn away the offending material from the chain. After all, what did that chain do to anyone? And think of it's feelings, touching that vile beast. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2009-11-11 11:34 |
| #2 Good. It will give the public time to look into this islamic's background. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2009-11-11 08:36 |
| #1 "preaching peace" |
| Posted by: ed 2009-11-11 00:13 |
