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Omar Saghir was found guilty of six counts of intentionally advocating terrorism after posting eight video speeches on social media between 2019 and 2020.
Fri 2 Oct 2026 at 4:15pmThree court of appeal judges dismissed Saghir's appeal, upholding his XX sentence. A Queensland man found guilty of intentionally advocating terrorism has failed to have his conviction overturned on appeal.
Omar Saghir posted eight speeches to social media in 2019 and 2020, with six deemed by the court to have encouraged people to do "violence against others". A Queensland man who posted videos calling on viewers to "attack" enemies of Islam, and to "destroy their houses, trades and airports", has had his appeal to overturn his terror charges dismissed.
Last year, Omar Saghir was found guilty of six counts of intentionally advocating terrorism, after he posted eight video speeches to a public Facebook page, and his thousands of connections, between 2019 and 2020. Saghir previously held a senior role in a Queensland group which held religiously motivated violent extremist ideologies, linked to an Islamic militant group.
According to court documents, the videos Saghir later posted "all concerned the civil war which was then raging in Syria", with mentions of Coronavirus, China, Russia and the Christchurch Massacre.
'Attack them, yes attack them'His defence lawyer argued they were simply an "emotional outburst" rather than posted with an intention to encourage terrorism. In one recording, Saghir lists various "enemies" and calls on viewers to "attack them, yes attack them", a number of times. In one video he discussed causing harm to China's economy, and in a separate video he said "we will not finish here until Russia is finished".
In August, Saghir was found guilty of six counts of intentionally advocating the doing of a terrorist act. Judge Vicki Loury KC sentenced Saghir to two years and six months prison for three of the terror charges, 18 months for the remaining three, and six months imprisonment for the offending relating to funding an overseas fighter. He was ordered to serve those concurrently, meaning he'll spend two and a half years behind bars for the crimes.
Omar Saghir later appealed his conviction, arguing the trial judge failed to give a particular direction to the jury, constituting a miscarriage of justice. In a judgement handed down today, appeal justices Debra Mullins AO, John Bond and Peter Davis dismissed his bid, stating doing so would not have affected the jury's decision or verdict. Saghir's appeal was dismissed and his sentences upheld.
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