Monday, April 20, 2015

Accused Anzac Day terrorist's online rants against Barack Obama and the War on Terror revealed - as father of another teen arrested in pre-dawn raids tells how son's behaviour 'changed for the better' after son started praying at notorious Islamic centre

Accused Anzac Day terrorist's online rants against Barack Obama and the War on Terror revealed - as father of another teen arrested in pre-dawn raids tells how son's behaviour 'changed for the better' after son started praying at notorious Islamic centre 

  • Instagram account of Sevdet Besim give insight into the mind of the teen
  • His page featured post calling U.S. president Barack Obama 'Israel's b**ch'
  • He was one of five men arrested as part of anti-terror raids in Melbourne
  • ASIO warned families of the men they were targeted by ISIS recruiter
  • Father of arrested man says time at controversial Islamic centre helped son
  • Sevdet Besim charged with committing acts to prepare for terrorist acts 
  • Police allege the teenagers planned to target an Anzac Day ceremony 

The social media page of terror suspect Sevdet Besim gives an insight into the mind of the teenager who has been charged over an alleged attempt to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on an Anzac Day ceremony.

The 18-year-old's Instagram account features posts with anti-Western sentiments and Islamic State propaganda.
Just two days before the teenager was arrested during pre-dawn raids at his Melbourne home, he was perusing the Facebook page of well-known radical Perth-based Islamic preacher Mohammed Junaid Thorne.
Sevdet Besim, from Hallam in Melbourne's south-east, was charged with 'conspiracy to commit acts done in preparation for, or planning, terrorist acts' at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday afternoon
Sevdet Besim, from Hallam in Melbourne's south-east, was charged with 'conspiracy to commit acts done in preparation for, or planning, terrorist acts' at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday afternoon
Besim, from Hallam in Melbourne's south-east, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with 'conspiracy to commit acts done in preparation for, or planning, terrorist acts'.
He was arrested, along with four other teenagers, suspected of planning a terror attack using swords and knives.
The father of one of the men arrested, said he believed the controversial Al Furqan Islamic study centre had changed his son's life for the better.
'Before he started to pray, (he) was in the house aggressive, he broke (things), like a child. But after when he started to pray he really changed behaviour, 100 per cent,' the father toldthe ABC. 
The father of one of the teens arrested in the raids, said his son had benefited from his time at the controversial Al Furqan Islamic study centre in South Springvale
The father of one of the teens arrested in the raids, said his son had benefited from his time at the controversial Al Furqan Islamic study centre in South Springvale
'Now he was very good, always. Never, never yells, never, never do bad in house. 
'He's always nice talking when I see him, but I (do) not see him very much.' 
Controversial posts uncovered on Besim's Instagram page contained strong anti-government sentiments, including one calling U.S. President Barack Obama 'Israel's b**ch'.
Another picture expresses his thoughts on the democratic system of politics.
'Democracy is a system whereby man violates the right of Allah,' it said.
The teen was interviewed by police all morning before travelling to the Magistrates Court where he was charged
The teen was interviewed by police all morning before travelling to the Magistrates Court where he was charged
Days before he arrested, Besim was browsing the Facebook page of Mohammed Junaid Thorne
Days before he arrested, Besim was browsing the Facebook page of Mohammed Junaid Thorne
He calls U.S. president Barack Obama 'Israel's b**ch' in one of Instagram post on his page
Another picture on Besim's Instagram account expresses his thoughts on the democratic system of politics
Another picture on Besim's Instagram account expresses his thoughts on the democratic system of politics
The hashtag on the post reads: 'Don't Vote 4 Man Made Law.'
His Instagram account also revealed Besim had his Facebook account disabled.
The teenager seemed unfazed, and posted a screenshot of the message with the caption: 'Yep they got me.'
But littered throughout the controversial posts are glimpses of a normal teenage, with references to pop culture.
One post shows him posing during a driving lesson and another is a ticket to a movie session of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 
Besim has been remanded in custody until a second hearing on filing hearing on April 24, the day before the alleged plot was meant to take place.

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