Fight to Keep Unrepentant Terrorists Behind Bars

The threshold to keep high-risk terrorists behind bars after they have served their time is already “very high,” an inquiry has been told. Continued detention orders can be applied to keep a terrorist being released into the community if they pose an unacceptable risk. But the national security watchdog recommended they be scrapped because they were based on an assumption a person would reoffend, which was contrary to Australia’s legal system. Australian Federal Police (AFP) Acting Deputy Commissioner for the National Security portfolio Krissy Barrett said the threshold remained “very high.” “The framework as it exists at the moment is scalable and proportionate and allows appropriate consideration,” she said....