Australian IS militant
stripped of citizenship
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| Al-Na'im roundabout after liberation from the so-called Islamic State, Syria. |
An Australian-born militant of the so-called Islamic State
is stripped of his citizenship whilst he awaits extradition from Turkey where
he faces a prison sentence.
By Francesca Merlo
Australia says it has stripped a suspected so-called Islamic
State militant of citizenship. 27-year-old Neil Prakash becomes the 12th person
to be stripped of Australian citizenship as a consequence of their militant
links.
Having converted from Buddhism to Islam in 2012, Prakash
featured in Islamic State videos and has previously admitted to being a member
of the so-called Islamic State, though he claims to have “nothing to do” with
the group in Australia.
The government, however, says the 27-year-old is a threat to
Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton, told
news agencies that the "Islamic State is opposed to Australia, their
interests, values, democratic beliefs, rights and liberties." He stated:
"This government is determined to deal with foreign terrorist fighters as
far from our shores as possible".
Extradition from Turkey
Australia has demanded that Turkey extradite Prakash to
stand trial in Australia for “being a member of ISIS, recruitment of others and
being involved in the plotting to ‘massacre’ crowds and behead police at an
Anzac Day commemoration in Melbourne in 2015”.
However, the extradition will have to wait until the
conclusion of Turkey's criminal proceedings against Prakash.
Prakash is currently facing a prison sentence in Turkey,
after being arrested near the border with Syria in 2016 for allegedly
attempting to enter Turkey with false documents.
The Melbourne-born rapper has been linked to several attack
plans in Australia and has urged independent attacks against the United States.
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