Australia hints at reform of parole laws
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THE Australian government signalled a drive to reform parole laws yesterday including a ban on parole for violent offenders who have any links to extremism, after a deadly siege claimed by the Islamic State group.
Police shot dead gunman Yacqub Khayre, who they said had a long criminal history, on Monday night after he killed a man in an apartment block in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, and held a woman hostage for several hours.
Kai Hao, 36, was shot dead by Khayre in the foyer of the apartment complex where Khayre took a woman hostage on Monday night. It is believed that Kai Hao was working in the complex as a caretaker. He had recently married and had a child.
Attorney-General George Brandis said it was clear that Khayre, 29, who was granted parole in November after being convicted over a violent home invasion, should never have been released from prison.
“I think the public are entitled to expect that people who present that level of danger to the public, and who have a terrorism background, there should be a presumption against bail or parole except in a very clear case,” Brandis told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio yesterday.
Brandis and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull both launched stinging criticism of state governments, which are responsible for parole laws, in the wake of the Melbourne attack.
Police are treating the siege as an “act of terrorism” after Islamic State claimed one of its fighters was responsible.
Senior officials said Khayre had been acquitted of a plot to attack a Sydney army base in 2009.
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