Australian Mother and Daughter Repatriated After Supporting ISIS in Syria, Imprisoning Female Slave, Now Facing Trial
An Australian mother and daughter who went to Syria in 2014 to support ISIS have been repatriated and charged in Melbourne with crimes against humanity, including allegedly imprisoning a female slave during ISIS rule.
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(Central News Agency, Sydney, 8th, comprehensive foreign report) An Australian mother and daughter who went to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State (IS) have finally been repatriated. Australian police stated today that the two are suspected of imprisoning a female slave in Syria and are now facing several charges in Melbourne.
According to Agence France-Presse, after the collapse of IS territory in 2019, Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab, 31, were detained by Kurdish forces and subsequently remained in Syria's notorious Roj refugee camp for many years.
Upon their Qatar Airways flight landing at Melbourne International Airport yesterday, Australian counter-terrorism forces immediately arrested them. The Australian Federal Police accused the two of committing crimes against humanity during the period of IS rule.
Ahmad is suspected of conspiring with others to purchase a female slave for US$10,000 (approximately NT$310,000). She faces multiple charges, including enslaving others and involvement in slave trading. Zeinab is accused of knowingly keeping a female slave confined in her home.
The Melbourne court will hear their bail request on the 11th. (Compiler: Chang Cheng-Chien) 1150508
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(Central News Agency, Sydney, 8th, comprehensive foreign report) An Australian mother and daughter who went to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State (IS) have finally been repatriated. Australian police stated today that the two are suspected of imprisoning a female slave in Syria and are now facing several charges in Melbourne.
According to Agence France-Presse, after the collapse of IS territory in 2019, Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab, 31, were detained by Kurdish forces and subsequently remained in Syria's notorious Roj refugee camp for many years.
Upon their Qatar Airways flight landing at Melbourne International Airport yesterday, Australian counter-terrorism forces immediately arrested them. The Australian Federal Police accused the two of committing crimes against humanity during the period of IS rule.
Ahmad is suspected of conspiring with others to purchase a female slave for US$10,000 (approximately NT$310,000). She faces multiple charges, including enslaving others and involvement in slave trading. Zeinab is accused of knowingly keeping a female slave confined in her home.
The Melbourne court will hear their bail request on the 11th. (Compiler: Chang Cheng-Chien) 1150508
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