Fed: Man accused of plotting terrorism delivers court outburst
Thu Aug 6 03:33:19 EST 2009
One of five men charged with plotting a suicide attack on the Holsworthy army base in New South Wales has accused Australian soldiers of terrorism .. telling the Melbourne Magistrates Court the Australian army kills innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The allegation came as the federal government announced a review of military barracks in Australia .. which are currently being guarded by private companies.
The court has been told that CCTV footage shows the accused .. WISSAM MAHMOUD FATTAL .. attending an army base on March 12 .. and that he was later heard in taped phone conversations telling another man it is easy to enter.
Meanwhile .. three separate investigations have been launched into the leak about the raids .. after a report was published in the Australian newspaper before the government had announced details of the operation.
