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A South Australian man accused of posting videos online encouraging violent acts against Jewish people has pleaded not guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to advocating terrorism.
The 51-year-old Flinders Park man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged late last year with four counts of advocating terrorism between April and November 2015.
Police allege he posted videos on social media encouraging people in overseas conflict zones to commit terrorist acts by providing demonstrations with weapons and explicit verbal instructions on how to kill Jewish people.
At the time, Australian Federal Police said he was arrested as a result of information received via the National Security Hotline and that it was the first time anyone in Australia had been charged with advocating terrorism.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-19/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-advocating-terrorism/8542498
Urging violence
In a national security context, someone commits an urging violence offence if they intentionally urge another person or group to use force or violence:
It is illegal to urge violence intentionally under Division 80 of the Criminal Code Act 1995. This department administers this Act.
Advocating terrorism
It is an offence to counsel, promote, encourage or urge the doing of a terrorist act or the commission of a terrorism offence where the person intentionally engages in the conduct reckless as to whether another person will engage in a terrorist act or commit a terrorism offence.
If found guilty of advocating terrorism, a person could face up to five years imprisonment.
https://www.ag.gov.au/NationalSecur...ngViolenceAndAdvocatingTerrorismOffences.aspx
The 51-year-old Flinders Park man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged late last year with four counts of advocating terrorism between April and November 2015.
Police allege he posted videos on social media encouraging people in overseas conflict zones to commit terrorist acts by providing demonstrations with weapons and explicit verbal instructions on how to kill Jewish people.
At the time, Australian Federal Police said he was arrested as a result of information received via the National Security Hotline and that it was the first time anyone in Australia had been charged with advocating terrorism.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-19/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-advocating-terrorism/8542498
Urging violence
In a national security context, someone commits an urging violence offence if they intentionally urge another person or group to use force or violence:
- to overthrow the Constitution, government or lawful authority
- against a group, or members of a group, that is distinguished by race, religion, nationality, national or ethnic origin or political opinion.
It is illegal to urge violence intentionally under Division 80 of the Criminal Code Act 1995. This department administers this Act.
Advocating terrorism
It is an offence to counsel, promote, encourage or urge the doing of a terrorist act or the commission of a terrorism offence where the person intentionally engages in the conduct reckless as to whether another person will engage in a terrorist act or commit a terrorism offence.
If found guilty of advocating terrorism, a person could face up to five years imprisonment.
https://www.ag.gov.au/NationalSecur...ngViolenceAndAdvocatingTerrorismOffences.aspx
