An ISIS-inspired terror suspect and his co-accused have refused to stand before a judge during their court hearing.
Sulayman Khalid and Mohamed Almaouie stayed seated while Justice Geoffrey Bellew entered and exited the New South Wales Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The court was shown a video recorded by Khalid, 22, in which he called on secret services around the world to convert to Islam in a 20 minute rant.
‘Islam is spread by the swords. How can a religion spread without using the swords?’ Khalid can be seen saying in a clip shown by Seven News.
An ISIS-inspired terror suspect (pictured) and his co-accused have refused to stand before a judge during their court hearing
The court was shown a video recorded by Khalid (pictured) in which he called on secret services around the world to convert to Islam in a 20 minute rant
A 16-year-old suspect who cannot be named for legal reasons was the only one who stood before Justice Bellew, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The disrespectful behaviour follows charges laid against the burqa-wearing wife of a convicted terror recruiter.
In August Moutia Elzahed was charged with nine counts of disrespecting a court, after saying she ‘only stands for Allah’.
The video played in court today shows Khalid saying security agencies should adopt his religion before it’s ‘too late’.
Pictured is a gun the accused were allegedly planning to use to attack targets in Sydney and surrounds
Pictured are bullets the accused were allegedly planning to use to attack targets in Sydney and surrounds
Standing under the shade of a gum tree as birds called and music played in the background, Sulayman Khalid recorded his rambling message.
‘I would like to forward a message to the secret services of our time – MI5, MI6, MI7, FBI, CIA, ASIO and the rest of the secret services in each one of the countries,’ he says, holding a microphone and wearing a scarf around his head.
‘Accept Islam as your salvation because I swear to you… that a day will come when it will be too late,’ he says.
‘On the day of judgment you will be saying I wish I was made out of dust.
Sulayman Khalid (pictured) and Mohamed Almaouie stayed seated while Justice Geoffrey Bellew entered and exited the New South Wales Supreme Court on Wednesday
In August Moutia Elzahed (pictured) was charged with nine counts of disrespecting a court, after saying she ‘only stands for Allah’
‘You will be put in your black hole, you will be put in your grave.’
He said it was his responsibility as a Muslim to convey the message of Islam.
‘I am directly inviting all of the secret services around the world to Islam,’ he says.
‘It’s not based on terrorism, it’s not based about killing the innocent.’
He later says: ‘It’s either you will become a Muslim and you believe in Allah or you will die by the sword.’
‘I would like to forward a message to the secret services of our time – MI5, MI6, MI7, FBI, CIA, ASIO and the rest of the secret services in each one of the countries,’ Khalid (pictured, left) said
The homemade video was played at the NSW Supreme Court in Parramatta at Khalid’s sentencing hearing on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old and his co-accused Jibryl Almaouie, 23, and a teenager who can’t be named for legal reasons, have each pleaded guilty to conspiring to do acts in preparation for a terrorist act to advance ‘violent jihad’ in late 2014.
The three are among six involved in the plot to kill police officers and attack government buildings.
Three other men, Mohamed Almaouie, Farhad Said and Ibrahim Ghazzawy, have previously pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of knowingly making a document likely to facilitate a terrorist act.
Police made a number of arrests (pictured) in relation to an alleged plot to attack targets in Sydney
Police made a number of arrests (pictured) in relation to an alleged plot to attack targets in Sydney
Ghazzawy was sentenced in May to a maximum term of eight years and six months in jail and will be eligible for parole in April 2022.
Khalid’s sister earlier told the court of her shock and disbelief that her ‘gentle’ and ‘naive’ younger brother ended up behind bars.
‘It’s just too much to even comprehend – the fact that he’s even charged with anything violent, let alone violent extremism,’ Maryam Khalid said on Wednesday.
She broke down in tears, saying he’s ‘struggling’ in Goulburn’s SuperMax prison.
‘He puts on a tough exterior but if you really know him you would be able to tell when he’s struggling,’ she said.
‘His main needs are love, security and connection.’
Khalid’s (pictured) sister earlier told the court of her shock and disbelief that her ‘gentle’ and ‘naive’ younger brother ended up behind bars
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