Sunday, August 20, 2006

Australia appeals court overturns landmark anti-terror conviction / Jurist PaperChase, 18 Aug 2006

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Jaime Jansen
"The Court of Appeal division of the Supreme Court of Victoria [official website] in Australia on Friday quashed the conviction of Joseph Terrence "Jihad Jack" Thomas [advocacy website], the first Australian jailed under the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Act 2002 [text]. The court ruled that authorities interviewed Thomas against his will and without access to a lawyer when he was arrested in Pakistan in 2003. Thomas' lawyer had argued that Thomas cooperated with the interview because he feared being held in detention indefinitely or being sent to the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay."