Izhar Ul Haque
Most 21 years olds spend their ‘ coming of age’ with parties, presents and a pounding hangover. But 21 year old Izhar Ul Haque has been spending his time in Goulburn’s maximum security facility (The Supermax, where Ivan Milat is incarcerated). Ul Haque was taken into custody on April 15 and charged over training with the banned terrorist organisation, Lashkar-e-Toiba, in Pakistan last year. But this so-called “terror-suspect’, was released on bail last week by the NSW Supreme Court. Justice Hidden said “It is important to note that it is no part of the crown case that this young man poses any threat to Australian society…” Sarah Morris spoke to Ul Haque’s solicitor, Chris Murphy, about treatment under the Howard Government’s New Counter Terrorism Laws.