Monday, June 26, 2006

[Australia] 13 'jihadists' refuse to give DNA / The Australian, 26 June 2006

http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19588235-2702,00.html
Richard Kerbaj
"MELBOURNE'S accused Islamic jihadists have refused to give DNA samples voluntarily to officers investigating their alleged terror plots, two months after police requested them through the suspects' lawyers. The 13 suspects declined to co-operate with investigators on Thursday when each was asked to provide a DNA sample that would be used to compare with the genetic material police have obtained from evidence. The accused men are among 22 suspects who were arrested in the nation's biggest joint police and ASIO counter-terrorism raids in Melbourne and Sydney between November and April. All the men have been charged with terrorism-related offences, such as funding, and being members of, a terrorist organisation."