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Australian Islamic group accuses intelligence services of harassment
Radio Australia 15 February 2012
The Islamic Society of the Australian state of Victoria is preparing to take legal action against the country's domestic spy agency ASIO for what it says is constant harassment and bullying.
Members of the Preston Mosque in Melbourne's north claim that ASIO agents are approaching worshippers on a daily basis, offering them jobs and demanding personal information.
Presenter: Tony Nicholls
Speakers: Robert Stary, criminal defence lawyer; Baha Yehia, secretary of the Islamic Society of Victoria
TONY NICHOLLS: The Preston Mosque can attract as many as 1,500 people for its Friday service. The secretary of the Islamic Society of Victoria Baha Yehia believes that its sermons are being monitored.
BAHA YEHIA: We will go to Canberra if we have to. We will go to Canberra and we will complain directly to the Prime Minister.
TONY NICHOLLS: Some members of the mosque claim that intelligence operatives are attending prayer sessions almost as much as they are. The Islamic group has sought the legal services of criminal defence lawyer Robert Stary. Mr Stary defended Jack Thomas, the first Australian to be convicted under anti-terrorism laws.
ROBERT STARY: They're at the pointy end. They've seen the many prosecutions, some of which have failed, some of which have been successful and they feel vulnerable. (...)
Posted February 15th, 2012 by pk
Australian Islamic group accuses intelligence services of harassment
Radio Australia 15 February 2012
The Islamic Society of the Australian state of Victoria is preparing to take legal action against the country's domestic spy agency ASIO for what it says is constant harassment and bullying.
Members of the Preston Mosque in Melbourne's north claim that ASIO agents are approaching worshippers on a daily basis, offering them jobs and demanding personal information.
Presenter: Tony Nicholls
Speakers: Robert Stary, criminal defence lawyer; Baha Yehia, secretary of the Islamic Society of Victoria
TONY NICHOLLS: The Preston Mosque can attract as many as 1,500 people for its Friday service. The secretary of the Islamic Society of Victoria Baha Yehia believes that its sermons are being monitored.
BAHA YEHIA: We will go to Canberra if we have to. We will go to Canberra and we will complain directly to the Prime Minister.
TONY NICHOLLS: Some members of the mosque claim that intelligence operatives are attending prayer sessions almost as much as they are. The Islamic group has sought the legal services of criminal defence lawyer Robert Stary. Mr Stary defended Jack Thomas, the first Australian to be convicted under anti-terrorism laws.
ROBERT STARY: They're at the pointy end. They've seen the many prosecutions, some of which have failed, some of which have been successful and they feel vulnerable. (...)
Posted February 15th, 2012 by pk
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