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| Terror plotters 'a danger even after prison' |
| By theaustralian.com.au |
| Published: 12/14/2009 |
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FEDERAL prosecutors believe five men who conspired to plan a terrorist attack on Australian soil will still present a danger to the public even after they have served decades in prison. The NSW Supreme Court heard yesterday that the five Sydney men, who after the most expensive trial in Australian history were convicted of conspiracy to prepare for terrorist acts, had shown no contrition for their crime and did not accept the jury's guilty verdicts. Prosecutor Richard Maidment SC yesterday called on judge Anthony Whealy to sentence the group's two ringleaders to the heaviest sentences of the five. Two of the other accused -- classified as middle-ranking members of the conspiracy -- should spend a minimum of 20 years in prison, Mr Maidment told the court. The fifth convicted man was deemed to have played a lesser role in the terrorist conspiracy. The five men cannot be named for legal reasons. Read More. |
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