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| Sydney siege: Muslim funeral directors tell authorities to dump Man Haron Monis' body 'in the s***house' | |
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| Australian Muslim funeral directors have vowed not to accept the body of Sydney gunman Man Haron Monis, saying authorities should dump his corpse at sea or “chuck him in the bloody s***house”. | Australian Muslim funeral directors have vowed not to accept the body of Sydney gunman Man Haron Monis, saying authorities should dump his corpse at sea or “chuck him in the bloody s***house”. |
| The 50-year-old was killed by police after two hostages died during a 16-hour-siege at a café earlier this week. | The 50-year-old was killed by police after two hostages died during a 16-hour-siege at a café earlier this week. |
| His body will be released before Christmas as soon as autopsies are completed but no one has claimed it, the Australian Daily Telegraph reported. | His body will be released before Christmas as soon as autopsies are completed but no one has claimed it, the Australian Daily Telegraph reported. |
| Amin Sayed, a funeral director with the Lebanese Muslim Association, told the newspaper neither he nor any other establishments would perform the rites. | Amin Sayed, a funeral director with the Lebanese Muslim Association, told the newspaper neither he nor any other establishments would perform the rites. |
| “We don’t care about him, we don’t know him, chuck him in the bloody s***house,” he said. “Nobody’s going to do his funeral, no Muslim funeral home will accept him. They can throw him in the bloody sea.” | “We don’t care about him, we don’t know him, chuck him in the bloody s***house,” he said. “Nobody’s going to do his funeral, no Muslim funeral home will accept him. They can throw him in the bloody sea.” |
| Monis could be buried secretly in an unmarked grave but if his body is not taken away by relatives, the Department of Health will give him the same funeral afforded to all unclaimed corpses. | Monis could be buried secretly in an unmarked grave but if his body is not taken away by relatives, the Department of Health will give him the same funeral afforded to all unclaimed corpses. |
| An image of Man Haron Monis taken from his website | An image of Man Haron Monis taken from his website |
| Other Muslim funeral firms also distanced themselves from the extremist, saying that although the Koran stipulates all Muslims must have a religious burial, they did not want to carry it out. | Other Muslim funeral firms also distanced themselves from the extremist, saying that although the Koran stipulates all Muslims must have a religious burial, they did not want to carry it out. |
| The self-styled sheikh received political asylum from Iran in 2001 and was well known to Australian authorities, having been charged as an accessory to murder and with dozens of counts of sexual and indecent assault, but was freed on bail. | The self-styled sheikh received political asylum from Iran in 2001 and was well known to Australian authorities, having been charged as an accessory to murder and with dozens of counts of sexual and indecent assault, but was freed on bail. |
| Mr Sayed said Monis was “not human” and would not do his funeral even for $3 million (£2 million). | Mr Sayed said Monis was “not human” and would not do his funeral even for $3 million (£2 million). |
| His wife, Amirah Droudis, is believed to be responsible for what happens to his body as his next of kin. | His wife, Amirah Droudis, is believed to be responsible for what happens to his body as his next of kin. |
| The 35-year-old was a hairdresser before converting to Islam and meeting Monis. The couple had both been charged in connection with the murder of his former wife and mother of his two children, Noleen Hayson Pal, who was stabbed and set on fire last year. | The 35-year-old was a hairdresser before converting to Islam and meeting Monis. The couple had both been charged in connection with the murder of his former wife and mother of his two children, Noleen Hayson Pal, who was stabbed and set on fire last year. |
| Droudis was also convicted of helping her husband send offensive letters to the families of Australian soldiers killed serving in Afghanistan. | Droudis was also convicted of helping her husband send offensive letters to the families of Australian soldiers killed serving in Afghanistan. |