FOI documents reveal the cost of Operation Bourglinster, which was criticised for encouraging a child’s fixation on the Islamic State
Materials received by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws show a partial look into the Australian Federal Police’s counter-terror investigations into youth.Materials received by Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws show a partial look into the Australian Federal Police’s counter-terror investigations into youth.An Australian Federal Police counter-terrorism operation targeting a 13-year-old boy with autism cost more than $500,000, Guardian Australia can reveal.
Thomas was investigated and charged with two terror offences by the Joint Counter Terrorism Team , which comprises Australian federal police, Victoria police and Asio members. He was the youngest person ever charged with those offences, the court found. Thomas, an NDIS recipient with an IQ of 71, was first reported to police by Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services and then by his parents because of his fixation with Islamic State, which included him accessing extremist material online and making threats to other students.
The AFP released 41 pages of documents to Guardian Australia under FOI laws earlier this month. Some of the documents were redacted and others were excluded from release. “Since July 2021, the AFP has commenced investigations and conducted operational activity against more than 10 individuals that were 16 years old or younger, with the youngest being 12 years old,” the undated brief notes. “Of these, approximately 50% of the individuals have been charged with either commonwealth or state based offences.
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