Tongan alleged to have links with terrorist - CathNews New Zealand

Tongan alleged to have links with terrorist

Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

A Tongan teenage woman Alo-Bridget Namoa, the wife of a western Sydney man charged with terror-related offences, has been arrested.

The 18-year old married Sameh Bayda in December after converting from Christianity to Islam.

Namoa, from Guildford in Sydney’s west, appeared at Parramatta Local Court via videolink on Saturday facing 31 charges of refusing to answer questions at a Crime Commission hearing.

She appeared before the commission on Friday after her husband was charged with three counts of collecting documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts in January.

Namoa’s legal aid representative said that if released her client would live with her Catholic mother in Auburn, not contact any Muslim people or visit any mosques, and report to police.

But the judge said “Because of the danger, the alleged danger, to the public and her links to her partner and references to acts of violence, I shall refuse bail.” Continue reading

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