Australian women accused of slavery in Islamic State territory in Syria face Melbourne court
Summary
Two Australian women have appeared in a Melbourne court charged with slavery offences related to their time living under Islamic State rule in Syria. Police say they kept an enslaved woman and were involved in buying a slave for $10,000 between June 2017 and November 2018.Key Facts
- The women are Kawsar Ahmad, 53, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad, 31.
- They were arrested at Melbourne airport by a Victorian counter-terrorism team.
- The alleged crimes involve keeping and trading enslaved people under Islamic State control in Syria.
- The offences occurred in various locations in Deir ez-Zur province in eastern Syria.
- Both women face charges connected to slavery and slave trading.
- They appeared before Chief Magistrate Lisa Hannan and were remanded in custody.
- Zeinab plans to apply for bail on June 4, and Kawsar on June 16.
- The Australian federal police consider the offences terrorism-related and plan to oppose bail.
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