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| Skaf gang rapist Mohamed Sanoussi has parole revoked | Skaf gang rapist Mohamed Sanoussi has parole revoked |
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| Mohamed Sanoussi, convicted of a series of rapes 13 years ago as part of the Skaf gang, has had his parole revoked a day after being granted release from jail. | Mohamed Sanoussi, convicted of a series of rapes 13 years ago as part of the Skaf gang, has had his parole revoked a day after being granted release from jail. |
| The State Parole Authority (SPA) said on Friday it had revoked Sanoussi's parole after it emerged his two brothers, a cousin and a friend had been arrested. | The State Parole Authority (SPA) said on Friday it had revoked Sanoussi's parole after it emerged his two brothers, a cousin and a friend had been arrested. |
| It said his post-release accommodation would be unsuitable because two of the men in question lived there. | It said his post-release accommodation would be unsuitable because two of the men in question lived there. |
| The SPA said it had received submissions from Corrective Services NSW recommending the parole order be revoked. | The SPA said it had received submissions from Corrective Services NSW recommending the parole order be revoked. |
| "The Authority agreed with the CSNSW submission that the previously approved accommodation was not suitable in light of the new information," the SPA said in a statement. | "The Authority agreed with the CSNSW submission that the previously approved accommodation was not suitable in light of the new information," the SPA said in a statement. |
| On Thursday the authority determined that Sanoussi, 29, was a changed man and should be released this month or in October. | On Thursday the authority determined that Sanoussi, 29, was a changed man and should be released this month or in October. |
| Sanoussi has served 13 years of a 16-year sentence for the rapes of several girls in 2000, when he was 16. The rapes carried out by the gang led by Bilal Skaf in south-western Sydney caused a huge public outcry. | Sanoussi has served 13 years of a 16-year sentence for the rapes of several girls in 2000, when he was 16. The rapes carried out by the gang led by Bilal Skaf in south-western Sydney caused a huge public outcry. |
| A public hearing to review the decision will be held on 19 September. | A public hearing to review the decision will be held on 19 September. |
| Sanoussi had been granted parole under strict conditions, including a ban on him associating with the Brothers 4 Life gang. | Sanoussi had been granted parole under strict conditions, including a ban on him associating with the Brothers 4 Life gang. |
| Parole had been opposed by police, who claimed members of the gang had been meeting at Sanoussi's family home. | Parole had been opposed by police, who claimed members of the gang had been meeting at Sanoussi's family home. |
| On Thursday it emerged his brothers Ahmed Sanoussi, 30, and Mahmoud Sanoussi, 28, had been charged with attacking a cleaner in the Sydney suburb of Revesby. | |
| His cousin Muhammad Sanoussi, 29, and another man, 31-year-old Ar'med Bre'aery, were also charged. | His cousin Muhammad Sanoussi, 29, and another man, 31-year-old Ar'med Bre'aery, were also charged. |
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