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One of the Russell Street bombers may seek an injunction to prevent the ABC screening an upcoming series that includes a recreation of the deadly blast, to ensure they receive a fair trial in a fresh unrelated case, a court has heard.
Two men who faced trial over the March 1986 bombing that killed police officer Angela Taylor and injured 22 others are currently charged with unrelated serious criminal charges. If committed to trial, they could face a jury within the next three years.
The Russell Street bombing scene from the ABC’s series The Newsreader.
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The two men – one of them convicted and jailed over the blast and the other acquitted – are in a hearing in Melbourne Magistrates Court on their unrelated charges. If committed to trial they would face a jury in the County Court.
âLove you to infinity and beyondâ: Jailhouse letters revealed as alleged terrorism sympathiser fights for freedom
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Secret jailhouse letters traded between a convicted terrorist and a Melbourne woman accused of recruiting for Islamic State have been read aloud in court as one of the women fights to be released back into the community.
Hadashah Saâadat Khan, 23, is said to have professed her love for her fellow inmate and discussed dying in the name of Allah before the pair were captured together on CCTV in the prison yard.
Melbourne Magistrates Court heard on Wednesday that prison staff seized the letters late last year from inside the cells of Ms Khan and a fellow inmate known as âPrisoner Sâ, who is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence for an attack on another person in the name of jihad.
Criminal charges could be dropped depending on lockdown legal challenge, court told
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A man accused of inciting others to protest against Victoriaâs coronavirus restrictions could have his criminal charges dropped if his legal challenge against the stateâs laws is successful in another court, his lawyer says.
Tony Pecora appeared before Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday, charged with two counts of incitement. Police allege the 43-year-old encouraged others to attend a âwalk for freedomâ at the Royal Botanic Gardens in September last year, in contravention of stay-at-home laws.
Tony Pecora is accused of inciting others to protest against Victoriaâs coronavirus restrictions.
Bikie boss ordered to undergo therapy, permitted to reunite with gang members
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Mongols bikie gang leader Toby Mitchell must undergo intensive anger management and alcohol counselling before he is sentenced later this year for attacking two men.
Mitchell, who last week pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful assault over separate attacks in 2020, will now also be able to reunite with his fellow Mongols associates and leave his Southbank apartment after 8pm, after “onerous” bail conditions were relaxed.
Mongols bikie boss Toby Mitchell leaves his lawyer’s office after Monday’s court case.