Terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika to stay in jail under continuing detention order, despite finishing sentence
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Abdul Nacer Benbrika will remain behind bars until 2023.
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A convicted terrorist who once espoused the virtues of Osama Bin Laden will stay in an Australian prison after Victoria's Supreme Court deemed him too risky to release.
Key points:
Abdul Nacer Benbrika was arrested in 2005 for his involvement in a terror cell
A court order means he won't be released before 2023, despite completing his original sentence
His lawyers argue the order is based on an unconstitutional law, and could appeal