http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1302137.htm
Last Update: Monday, February 14, 2005. 2:45pm (AEDT) The magistrate said Thomas had been psychologically damaged by his incarceration and did not pose a significant flight risk. (ABC TV) Terrorism suspect 'Jack' Thomas granted bail Victorian man Joseph 'Jack' Thomas, who has been charged with receiving terrorist funds from Al Qaeda and providing support and resources to terrorist organisations, has been granted bail. The 31-year-old father of two, his parents and other supporters broke down and wept as Victoria's chief magistrate, Ian Gray, delivered his findings. The former Melbourne taxi driver has been in maximum security at Barwon prison at Lara, south-west of Melbourne, since he was denied bail in December last year. Mr Gray said Thomas had been psychologically damaged by his incarceration and did not pose a significant flight risk. Thomas has been denied bail twice before. During a hearing earlier this month, Corrections Victoria confirmed that Thomas was only allowed to hold his two children for one hour each month and was not permitted any physical contact with his wife or parents, though he can talk to them through a partition. The magistrate also said Thomas had not made any efforts to contact terrorist organisations since his arrival back in Australia. Thomas was bailed until his committal hearing on March 22, with a $100,000 surety posted by his father. His lawyer, Rob Stary, thanked the media for its coverage. "We're grateful to the media for the scrutiny it's provided, so thank you very much," he said. Outside court, his father Ian said the entire family was relieved. "Very happy, we can't say further at the moment but we'd like to thank our lawyer Mr Stary," he said. Thomas, who lived in Pakistan between 2001 and 2003, returned to Australia from Pakistan in June 2003 and was arrested 18 months later, in November last year. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
