The n citizenship of convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika has been restored by the nation’s highest court.
The High Court ruled on Wednesday that the home affairs minister’s move to strip Algerian-born Benbrika of his citizenship was invalid.
Benbrika was arrested and convicted over plots to attack Melbourne landmarks in 2005, including the AFL grand final at the MCG.
The self-proclaimed Islamic cleric has also called on his followers to kill at least 1000 non-believers to force the n government to withdraw troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.
His 15-year sentence was due to end in 2020 but the government was successful in keeping him detained under a continuing detention order, with a court ruling he posed an unacceptable risk to the community.
The order extended his detention until this month.
The High Court has restored the n citizenship of convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika
Benbrika was arrested and convicted over plots to attack Melbourne landmarks in 2005, including the AFL grand final at the MCG.
Benbrika once said his group of followers needed to kill at least 1000 non-believers to make the n government withdraw troops from Iraq and Afghanistan