Three of Australia's peak Islamic groups have called for a revision of terrorism laws and a review into Wednesday's counterterrorism raids.
An alliance of peak Islam ic groups has called for Australia's terrorism laws to be changed, to remove the concept of "religiously motivated terrorism" from the legislation.
Ramia Abdo Sultan with other representatives from the Australian National Imams Council, the Alliance of Australian Muslims and Australian Muslim Advocacy Network."This misconception persists despite extensive scholarly work demonstrating that terrorism is driven by political and ideological motives, not religious faith."
"This approach undermines social cohesion and perpetuates the stigmatisation of an entire religious group based on the actions of a few." Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Krissy Barrett alleged on Wednesday the police operation uncovered "a network of associates and peers who … share a similar violent extremist ideology" as the alleged church attacker.
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