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| Wife of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis has bail revoked | Wife of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis has bail revoked |
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| The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis has been taken into custody after a magistrate found she posed an “unacceptable risk” to the community and ordered her bail on a murder charge be revoked. | The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis has been taken into custody after a magistrate found she posed an “unacceptable risk” to the community and ordered her bail on a murder charge be revoked. |
| The New South Wales local court chief magistrate, Graeme Henson, ruled on Monday that fresh video evidence before the court demonstrated that Amirah Droudis held views that were “antithetical to the community” and appeared to endorse “acts of violence”. | The New South Wales local court chief magistrate, Graeme Henson, ruled on Monday that fresh video evidence before the court demonstrated that Amirah Droudis held views that were “antithetical to the community” and appeared to endorse “acts of violence”. |
| Henson also said he was “unconvinced” that the magistrate who granted Droudis bail in December 2013 was aware she was on a good behaviour bond at the time over her involvement in a scheme by Monis to send letters to the families of deceased Australian soldiers. | Henson also said he was “unconvinced” that the magistrate who granted Droudis bail in December 2013 was aware she was on a good behaviour bond at the time over her involvement in a scheme by Monis to send letters to the families of deceased Australian soldiers. |
| The brief of evidence against Droudis had also swelled to 18,000 pages and become “stronger” since her last bail hearing, Henson said. | The brief of evidence against Droudis had also swelled to 18,000 pages and become “stronger” since her last bail hearing, Henson said. |
| Droudis, from Belmore, is charged with the murder of 33-year-old Noleen Hayson Pal, who was stabbed and set alight in the stairwell of an apartment complex in western Sydney in April 2013. | Droudis, from Belmore, is charged with the murder of 33-year-old Noleen Hayson Pal, who was stabbed and set alight in the stairwell of an apartment complex in western Sydney in April 2013. |
| Monis, who was killed by police last week after a 16-hour siege in a Martin Place cafe, had been charged as an accessory to the murder of Pal, who was his former wife and the mother of two of his children. | Monis, who was killed by police last week after a 16-hour siege in a Martin Place cafe, had been charged as an accessory to the murder of Pal, who was his former wife and the mother of two of his children. |
| Both he and Droudis were granted bail 12 months ago, a magistrate describing the case against the pair as “inherently weak”. | Both he and Droudis were granted bail 12 months ago, a magistrate describing the case against the pair as “inherently weak”. |
| However, Henson said on Monday the judge in that hearing was at a “significant disadvantage”, because police evidence against the pair had been incomplete, and remained so. | However, Henson said on Monday the judge in that hearing was at a “significant disadvantage”, because police evidence against the pair had been incomplete, and remained so. |
| He stressed that the allegations against Droudis were unproven and that the case against her was “in large part circumstantial”. He also repeated earlier warnings to the media about “inflaming public views through the prism of ignorance” and denying Droudis a fair trial. | |
| Droudis sat in the front row of the court wearing the same woollen white cap in which she was pictured last week as police raided her home. She was steely and impassive as the decision was announced. Officers surrounded her after the judge left and Droudis handed her belongings to her step-brother. | |
| The state premier, Mike Baird, said he welcomed the decision. “The NSW Government expects community safety to be front and centre of all bail decisions and that is why the Attorney General expressed concern and requested a review of the case,” he said. | The state premier, Mike Baird, said he welcomed the decision. “The NSW Government expects community safety to be front and centre of all bail decisions and that is why the Attorney General expressed concern and requested a review of the case,” he said. |
| The ruling was made under the reformed bail regime that came into effect in May 2013, which removed the presumption against bail for a range of serious offences. A new regime, requiring the accused to “show cause” as to why they should be granted bail, comes into effect on January 28. | |
| Droudis is scheduled to appear before the Penrith local court in February. |