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Breaking: 'ISIS bride' charged with slavery offences is granted bail
Key takeaways
- Kawsar Ahmad was among the contingent of so-called ISIS brides who returned to Australia after fleeing a Syrian detainment camp.
- Kawsar Ahmad, 54, was granted bail because prosecutors failed to prove she was an unacceptable risk to the community.
- Police argued she should stay in custody due to fears she could spread extremist ideology.
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Kawsar Ahmad was among the contingent of so-called ISIS brides who returned to Australia after fleeing a Syrian detainment camp. (ABC News)
Link copied Share Share article. A court has granted bail for a Melbourne grandmother alleged to have owned a slave while in Syria under the Islamic State.
Kawsar Ahmad, 54, was granted bail because prosecutors failed to prove she was an unacceptable risk to the community.
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