February 16, 2010 - Five men sentenced in Sydney yesterday over an Islamist terror plot have been given maximum sentences, ranging from 23 to 28 years in jail. The men, who last October were found guilty of stockpiling explosive chemicals and firearms, smiled when the sentences were handed down. Justice Anthony Whealy of the New South Wales (NSW) supreme court said their crimes had been the “most serious criminality of its kind” and that the men, who have been in custody since 2005, regarded their imprisonment as a badge of honour. The judge said the men had shown no remorse and had poor prospects for rehabilitation. During their trial, the court heard that each of the men had been a party to stockpiling chemicals to make explosives and had “step-by-step instructions on how to make bombs capable of causing large-scale death and destruction”. A sister of the youngest of the five men said her brother was not planning a terrorist attack and condemned the length of his sentence. “Not even murderers get sentenced that much,” she said. “It’s not fair to him, our community or our religion.” 'Cause, you know, letting them free to commit murder and destruction is so much more fair to everyone else. Click below for story.
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