Australian court awards nine year jail term to Muslim 'do-it-yourself jihad' book writer
25 Sep 2009, 1700 Hrs

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Sydney, Sep.25 An Australian court has sent a man who produced a 'do-it-yourself jihad' book to nine years imprisonment.

The NSW Supreme Court jury had found Belal Khazaal guilty of producing a book which contained objectionable material regarding assisting in terrorist acts, and knowing about plotting attacks.

However, Khazaal maintained that he had never intended to incite terrorist acts.

The 110-page book in Arabic, titled 'Provisions Of The Rules of Jihad - Short Judicial Rulings And Organisational Instructions For Fighters And Mujahideen Against Infidels' contains details about terrorist acts such as bombings, shooting down planes and assassinating eminent personalities of the world such as former US president George Bush.

Commenting on the judgment, Justice Megan Latham said she found it 'unsurprising' that a jury had rejected Khazaal's defence.

"It beggars belief that a person of average intelligence who has devoted themselves to the study of Islam over some years would fail to recognise the nature of the material," The news.co quoted Latham, as saying. (ANI)

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