Thread: Would-be jihadist held in immigration detention centre, court hears

March 30, 2016 - 12:03PM Mark Russel

A New Zealand citizen found guilty of preparing to fight on the front line in Syria is being held in an immigration detention centre until he is sentenced, a court has heard.

Amin Mohamed, 25, was found guilty by a Victorian Supreme Court jury in October 2015 of three charges of preparing to enter a foreign state to engage in hostile activities.

Originally from Somalia, Mohamed was living in Melbourne's Sunshine West before his arrest.

Crown prosecutor Lesley Taylor, QC, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Mohamed had been granted bail after being found guilty of the charges but was being held in an immigration detention centre until his case was finalised.

Justice Lex Lasry said a pre-sentence hearing for Mohamed would be held in August before he was sentenced.

During his trial, Ms Taylor told the jury Mohamed's claims that he had wanted to travel to Syria to do humanitarian work were all lies.

"What the Crown says is that the evidence shows that Mr Mohamed was planning to go to Syria to fight; to go to the front line and to have the chance to be martyred in the cause of Allah, that is, to die on the battlefield," she said.

Ms Taylor said Mohamed was using Sydney-based alleged recruiter Hamdi al-Qudsi to help get to Syria.

When Mohamed was stopped at Brisbane international airport on September 22, 2013, after his New Zealand passport had been cancelled, he claimed he was on his way to Denmark via Turkey to meet his fiancee, whom he had never met.

The Crown case against Mohamed hinged on intercepted phone calls recorded by police between him and Mr Qudsi allegedly about travelling to Syria to fight the Assad regime.

Mohamed, who worked as a customer services officer at Couriers Please in Port Melbourne, told the jury his only plan was to move to Syria and help people there, as it was his destiny as part of his religion.

In a separate case to come before Justice Lasry on Wednesday, the court was told Melbourne pizza shop worker Hassan El Sabsabi was also awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to two counts of preparing for incursions into foreign states for the purpose of engaging in hostile activities.

Sabsabi, 24, of Seabrook, sent $16,000 to a US citizen between June 23, 2013, and September 16, 2014, to help him travel to Syria to fight the Assad regime.

After his arrest on September 30, 2014, an emotional Sabsabi admitted sending money to the US citizen he had befriended online.

"I wake up every morning," Sabsabi told police. "I see my brothers getting killed on TV. I see my little sisters getting killed on TV. I see children being murdered.

"When I gave money overseas I wasn't giving money to no terrorists.

"When I met this person [the US citizen], this person changed my life. I was on drugs, I was stuffed.

"When I met this person he helped me to become a better person. He taught me how to treat my family better, how to treat my wife better. I was giving this person money because he was defending my innocent brothers and sisters; little kids with their heads murdered."

Justice Lasry ordered Sabsabi to appear in court on April 29 for a sentencing date to be set.

Would-be jihadist held in immigration detention centre, court hears

They have these radical muslims around the globe - just like they planned.

All the dishonest sappy gov't leaders preach embrace multiculturalism or be called a racist; they seem to be in cahoots with the Saudis too.

You haven't had enough children therefore we need these rapist, thieves, killers, "refugees". Germany is circulating pamphlets on proper sex and all the illustrations are women with no color and dark men. Why would a gov't take it upon themselves to show proper sexual positions? And make sure every couple illustrated is of mixed colors - not 1 couple is both absent of color or darkly colored. merkel is nuts and here east german upbringing is blatantly alive in her actions to brainwah her young females. Germany is encouraging that their German women breed with these inbreeds! muslim countries have inbreeding rates of well over 60% of their populations. Schizophrenia, violence and diseases follow inbreeding patterns.

No, overpopulation is THE problem but millionaires will not donate to organizations preaching that fact - they threaten to no longer donate if they discuss overpopulation and its effects.

East does not meet west very well. Christians are being killed everywhere yet we are forced to accept muslim ONLY "refugees" - Instead, set them up in their own created hell holes; don't bring them here. They come to the border and obama has Border Patrol escort them all the way up to a northern state where he has sharia law about to happen - he can't wait. Obamination! No way in the world should we be forced to deal with these inbred Frankenstein brain morons whether they be from inbred central america where your daughter or niece is fair game at 10yrs old or muslim nations, the same, throw in the little boys too for them.

A example of Saudis at ease in their London city.....
Chasing camels in the desert and taking a cheetah for a ride in his Mercedes: Inside the super-bling life of the Saudi playboy whose fleet of golden cars has taken London by storm

• Saudi billionaire has caused a stir in Knightsbridge after flying over a fleet of gold vehicles to get him around
• His online social media accounts show him driving cars through the desert as well as burning rubber in London
• Little is known about the super-rich car-lover, who is thought to be linked to a branch of the Saudi royal family

By Richard Spillett and Lydia Willgress for MailOnline

Published: 08:07 EST, 30 March 2016 | Updated: 12:22 EST, 30 March 2016

Driving between Mayfair boutiques in a fleet of golden supercars might seem like the height of extravagance to most people - but for Turki Bin Abdullah, it's just an average day.

The super-rich Saudi has caused quite a stir in west London in recent days as his golden Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce have been seen touring the streets and parked outside luxury hotels.

But MailOnline can today reveal the incredible lifestyle of the vehicles' billionaire owner, who divides his time between the oil-rich Middle East and the luxury hotels of London and Paris.


Saudi billionaire Turki Bin Abdullah is the man behind the fleet of incredible golden supercars currently touring wealthy parts of west London






Bin Abdullah is shown on Instagram in one of his vehicles and with friends on a private jet as he head between the Middle East and Europe



In one of the most bizarre pictures on the Instagram account, a cheetah is pictured apparently strapped in to the driving seat of one of the cars



This is the view from behind the wheel of Bin Abdullah's £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV, which has been seen in London this week

The photos and videos posted on instagram document Bin Abdullah's globetrotting lifestyle as he takes his money and his cars between the oil-rich states of the Middle East to the most exclusive streets of Europe.

In one video, he is shown chasing a camel down a steep desert slope in his £370,00 six-wheel Mercedes G63. A friend jokes: 'My drive home from school'.

Another clip, posted just a few weeks ago, shows him filming himself as he drives his £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV in west London, followed by friends in another of his golden vehicles.

Another driving video shows him wearing two expensive watches on his wrist as he is apparently escorted by a police car on a road in the Middle East.

One of the most bizarre photos posted on the social network shows a cheetah strapped into driving seat of his Mercedes jeep as one of his 51,000 followers comments: 'That is some serious dollar'.

Bin Abdullah also posts photos of his cars parked in exclusive locations in Paris, London and Dubai as he flies them around the world to be with him at great expense. He is also seen frequenting expensive restaurants including Home Bakery in Dubai.



In a video on the account, the driver of one of the supercars is shown sporting two watches. In another, he posts the view from a luxury hotel



Bin Abdullah's pride at his golden fleet of cars is clear from the pictures, most of which feature one or all of them in a series of locations



Four of the golden cars, others of which are pictured here, have been seen in London this week, with some getting parking tickets



Bin Abdullah pays thousands to have his beloved vehicles brought to Europe every year. He is thought to transports them by plane

The gold cars were spotted parked outside the five-star Mandarian Oriental hotel near Hyde Park over the Bank Holiday weekend before being driven through Kensington. Their journey also took them to Cadogan Place, where the average house price is just over £5.2million.
It is not known how much it costs to cover the cars in gold chrome wrap, but previous reports suggest it is in the region of £4,000 per vehicle.
The annual influx of supercars from the Middle East has become well known in London and tourists now travel from around the world to look at the expensive machines and have photos taken with them.

It is thought owners pay in excess of £20,000 to fly their vehicles around 3,000 miles to London. Qatar Airways is one of the operators that facilitates the transportation, with airport staff securing vehicles to the floor of the relevant aircraft before flight.

Last year, following numerous complaints, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order in Knightsbridge.

Motorists are now banned from revving their engine, rapidly accelerating, racing, performing stunts, sounding horns or causing obstructions. They are also prohibited from leaving the engine of a stationary car running.


The Manchester United fan's social media accounts contain pictures of him (looking like that, no matter how many gold cars he had, he would be called little putz in my community) with a number of Saudi officials, including this military figure


Another photo shows Bin Abdullah's cars lined up in a desert setting. All four cars, a £370,00 Mercedes G63, a six-wheel off-roader, a Bentley Flying Spur, worth £220,000, a £350,000 Rolls-Royce and a £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV, have been flown to London this year

The six-wheel Mercedes, a similar model to which once featured on Top Gear, is designed to be driven through the desert rather than London

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Prince Charles participating in sword dance with his buddies - 2/14
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