The Guardian reports that Mark Dreyfus and Sussan Ley
have traded barbs over the release of convicted terrorist
Abdul Nacer Benbrika.

Mark Dreyfus has accused the Opposition of stoking fears in
the community and under mining the police in a fierce war
of words over the release of this man.

Benbrika has served nearly 20 years and was released from
prison on tuesday after the Supreme Court made the judgement
that he was no longer an unacceptable risk to the public.

Benbrika will be subjected to an extended supervision order,
which includes electronic monitoring along with
deradicalisation and psychological treatment and bans on who
he can associate with. Police can also come and search his
home at any time.

I don't understand with all these precautions being taken -
why release the man in the first place?

Your thoughts please?

There’ll be repercussions if he was guilty in the first place & if he was not ! Irresponsible amateurs is the only way the authorities involved can be described.

Thanks Indyvidual.

He was convicted as a terrorist.

I need to add that he was convicted over plots to attack
the MCG during the 2005 AFL Grand Final and Melbourne
Crown Casino.

He's been released from prison under more than 30 strict
conditions including supervision and a curfew after a push
to keep him behind bars due to community safety was
abandoned.

Mark Dreyfus said he had faith in our law enforcement agencies
to protect the community.

I am not sure if the risk is worth taking.

The Swans won the 2005 Grand Final. Had these towel-heads interrupted that, then death would have been too good for them.

OTOH, the man was convicted and served his time. So he should have been released when his sentence was finished in 2020. I'm not at all in favour of these extra-judicial sentences.

OTOH, he had had his citizenship revoked by the government. But the High Court had found that law unconstitutional. Perhaps instead of moronic Voice referenda, we should have a referendum to change the constitution to allow the government to revoke the citizenship of these types of people. It'd pass with flying colours.

"Mark Dreyfus said he had faith in our law enforcement agencies
to protect the community."

An entirely blameless young women was murdered in Adelaide a couple of days ago by someone who'd been released from a mental institution two days prior. Yeah, I'm sure we all have faith in the authorities to keep us safe.

Melbourne Cricket Ground has handed down a lifetime
ban to Benbrika - including being banned from the
Boxing Day Test Match when around 180,000 people
are expected to walk through the gates.

It follows that a lifetime ban has also been put in
place from Crown Casino, which has barred Benbrika from
all of its properties world-wide.