ĐẢNG LABOR ÚC NUÔI ONG MUSLIM TRONG TAY ÁO- CHUYỆN PHÁP LÝ SẼ RẤT TỐN KÉM - CHẮC CHẮN SẼ GÂY TRANH CÃI VÀ XUNG ĐỘT TRONG XÃ HỘI ÚC - RẤT CÓ THỂ ĐẢNG LABOR SẼ THẢM BẠI TRONG KỲ BẦU CỬ TỚI -Mt68
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A prominent Sydney lawyer has defended the return of ISIS brides to Australia,
arguing the public should not 'condemn' innocent children,
or their mothers, because of the atrocities committed by Islamic
State in Syria.
Lebanese Muslim Association secretary Gamel Kheir, a
56-year-old conveyancer for Bankstown firm Kheir Lawyers, said the women are
entitled to return because they are Australian citizens.
He said that because the women are Australian citizens, they
are entitled to return and face the law, adding: 'everything else is
irrelevant.'
'I am no defender of these individuals. I am no defender of
ISIS. If they are guilty of breaking Australian law, charge them,' he said.
But I value that there is an independent and trusted legal
process. I don't care what the government does or doesn't do, I care even less
what the Opposition thinks.
'We the Muslim community are constantly told we are not
assimilating, but we are saying do not bow to political pressure.'
However, the lawyer questioned the morality of those
criticising the return of the young children, who, he said, should not be
tarnished by their parents' choices.
A group of 13 women and children tied to ISIS have arrived
in Australia
Lebanese Muslim Association secretary Gamel Kheir (pictured)
has told politicians to stay out of the issue, adding that the legal process
should be allowed to take its course
'My question to your readers, what sin are these children
guilty of? Do we want to abandon children?' he said.
'We don't abandon children. We don't say (they are to blame)
when their parents made that decision. That is disgusting logic.
'I would argue that way more Muslims have been victims of
this ISIS scourge. It has affected my brothers and sisters in Syria and
Lebanon, but I will not let that sway what I hold sacrosanct: that I believe in
justice, and I believe in morality.
'The children deserve to be rehabilitated, repatriated and
reintroduced to society.'
Mr Kheir added that, as a collective, Australians should not
'condemn' children and their mothers because 'we don't like what ISIS did in
Syria'.
Many of the women have spoken about being tricked into
living in Syria, with some experts suggesting recruiters painted a utopian view
of life with the terrorist group.
Mr Kheir told politicians to stay out of politicising the
return of the ISIS brides.
'Politicians are foaming at the mouth, Pauline Hanson is
rubbing her hands together. (But) they must stay out of it and leave it to a
judge,' he said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his government have
continued to insist that they have not supported the group's return to
Australia.
Meanwhile, both Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor and
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson have expressed their fury at the cohort's
imminent return.
'We are fools, absolutely fools. I wouldn't have them
anywhere near this place,' Hanson told Sky News Australia.
