(UTV|COLOMBO) – The brother of an Australian sportsman has reportedly been questioned by Police as part of a counter-terrorism investigation probing a ‘Hit list’ found in a University notebook, the foreign media reported.
Officers allegedly raided the home where the Australian sportsman’s brother lives with his parents in Westmead, Sydney, last week, as Police continued their search for the person responsible for writing the list.
He has not been arrested or charged, according to foreign media reports.
The raid came as charges against the notebook’s owner Kamer Nizamdeen were dropped on Friday (19), with police admitting he likely did not write the threats.
Nizamdeen had been charged with creating a document allegedly in connection with preparing for a terrorist act.
The 25-year-old spent four-weeks in Goulburn’s Supermax Prison and is planning to take legal action against the country’s Police.
Nizamdeen was released on bail last month after the Director of Public Prosecutions Solicitor Soo Choi conceded the evidence contained in the notebook was weak and that no extremist material was found in the notebook or any of his other belongings.
The notebook had allegedly been discovered in a drawer in Nizamdeen’s desk at the University of New South Wales, where he worked.
The Australian sportsman’s brother has also worked at the same University, according to foreign media reports.
Nizamdeen’s arrest and time in jail sparked protests in Colombo, while an online petition attracted more than 16,000 signatures.
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