Melbourne terrorism plot: defence argues accused an ‘idiot’ rather than a jihadi

Hamza Abbas is on trial charged with conspiring to plan Christmas Day terrorism attacks on Melbourne

Hamza Abbas could not be trusted to know the details of an alleged Christmas Day Melbourne terror plot, and jurors deciding his involvement might judge him the “idiot brother” rather than complicit, his lawyer says.

The 23-year-old is on trial in the supreme court with his cousin Abdullah Chaarani, 27, and Ahmed Mohamed, 25, charged with conspiring to prepare and plan an attack on Federation Square, Flinders Street station and St Paul’s cathedral two years ago.

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