Your pepperoni dollars at work. “Hassan El Sabsabi charged with funding terror after police raids across Melbourne,” by Shannon Deery, Monique Hore, and Jon Kaila, Herald Sun, September 30, 2014 (thanks to Kenneth):
A MAN accused of funding terrorism is being kept in a prison cell on his own following his arrest this morning.
Hassan El Sabsabi, 23, faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court this afternoon charged with six offences of making payments to terrorist groups.
One count relates to making a payment to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as Islamic State.
The remaining five charges allege payments to Jabhat al-Nursa, “knowing that organisation was a terrorist organisation.”
Charge sheets filed with the court allege the payments were made between March 1 and August 11 at point Cook, Broadmeadows, Laverton, Seabrook and Hoppers Crossing.
Details of how the payments were made, or specifically to who, have not been released.
Police allege he provided funding of approximately $12,000.
The court heard Mr El Sabsabi has been under surveillance for more than eight months after FBI agents contacted Australian authorities.
A large bulk of the evidence collected against Mr El Sabsabi was gathered from social media with police yet to analyse 25,000 pages of material, the court heard.
More than 500 telephone intercepts will also need to be transcribed, translated and analysed while other electronic communication was seized from Mr El Sabsabi’s Seabrook home today.
Police asked the court for extra time to prepare the case against Mr El Sabsabi.
Dressed in a white t-shirt Mr El Sabsabi was not required to say anything during today’s administrative hearing.
He did not make an application for bail and was remanded to reappear at court in February.
A brief of evidence must be served on his solicitors before December 23.
Mr El Sabsabi’s lawyer asked for his immediate transfer to Melbourne Assessment Prison from the Melbourne Custody centre.
He said it was Mr El Sabsabi’s first time in custody and he urged transfer because of the nature of the charges against his client.
It is Mr El Sabsabi’s first time in custody.
Police will allege he sent the $12,000 to fund a US citizen to fight in Syria.
The person has been fighting in Syria for “several months”, and further funds were allegedly about to be transferred, Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan said today.
Mr El Sabsabi’s arrest came following raids across five suburbs this morning.
Mr Gaughan said the raids at seven Melbourne properties were the culmination of an eight-month investigation named Operation Hohensalzburg that was based on information provided by the FBI.
Victoria Police and AFP officers conducted the raids in Seabrook, Flemington, Meadow Heights, Kealba and Broadmeadows.
Officers seized “a large amount of electronic evidence” which will take “a significant amount of time to go through” and may result in more charges being laid.
Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Graham Ashton said the 6.45am raids were undertaken in a “low-key manner” due to the nature of the case.
He added the six other raids were to gather evidence about the accused man and there was no evidence of criminality at the other addresses.
Police said the raids were not related to last week’s fatal police shooting of teenage terror suspect Numan Haider and were not in response to a specific threat to the public.
Mr El Sabsabi was led away by police at his house in Point Cook Rd at Seabrook, as about 12 AFP officers searched the property using a sniffer dog.
He works at a pizza shop in Sunshine, a neighbour said.
Two people — a man and a woman — arrived at the house about 10.50am.
Seven AFP officers followed them inside shortly after.
Police moved a car parked in driveway into the garage and closed the doors.
A neighbour called Herve said he believed the accused man moved into the house in December after marrying his wife.
The house is located just metres from Seabrook Primary School.
Herve said he spoke to the man every day and was shocked to hear that he could be related to anti-terror raids.
“I’m out of words. I don’t know what to say,” he said.
“He is very friendly, a very nice guy….
He is no doubt a decent fellow.
Jewcat says
Can someone please help with the Quranic/Haddithic/Sira reference to paying another to wage jihad on one’s account if someone is unable to go themselves?
Paul says
I think you are thinking of ‘pilgrimage to Mecca’ (the Hajj), not Jihad.
The Qur’an says (2.196):
‘Perform the pilgrimage and the visit (to Makka) for Allah. And if ye are prevented, then send such gifts as can be obtained with ease, and shave not your heads until the gifts have reached their destination’.
If you are unable to make the trip to Mecca, you are allowed to send gifts to help someone else go in your stead.
(Correct me if I am wrong.)
Jen says
Prophet Sal Allāhu ‘Alaihi wa Sallam said,
“Whoever sponsors a fighter in the cause of Allah has fought”
This is a quote that a Malaysian (?) doctor who is married to an ISIS fighter used. She mentioned this on her blog. I may be mistaken, but I believe that this is one of the doctors who was pictured holding the severed head of a man while wearing a white coat. She used to have a Facebook fanpage which amassed thousands of followers very quickly but its been removed now.
Link to her blog- Scroll down a bit for where she mentions funding for jihadists: http://diary-of-a-muhajirah.tumblr.com/
Another blog which I believe is written by Aqsa Mahmood, the British girl who is married to an ISIS fighter (the one who had parents go to the media and beg her to return to Britain). Her comments relating to stealing from infidels is particularly disgusting- she describes it as “pleasurable” —
http://fa-tubalilghuraba.tumblr.com/
Jen says
The quote comes from Mohammad contained in a hadith but worded slightly differently– “Whoever prepares a fighter in Allah’s cause, he has participated in a military expedition, and whoever looks after the family of a fighter, he has participated in a military expedition.” — the hadith is contained in the “Book of Virtues of Jihad” which can be read here- Scroll to chapter 6 http://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/22
The quote also appears in ’44 Ways to Support Jihad’ http://www.slideshare.net/kingabid/44-ways-to-support-jihad
Champ says
Wonderful …
“He is very friendly, a very nice guy….”
Whatever …
Never trust a mulim. Period.
SallyA says
@ Champ – That’s right. We’re all learning. Muslims because of Islam’s deceptive, violent core rot cannot be trusted. Ever.
Mirren10 says
As dda said, on another thread, they are **always** very friendly, very nice, and not only did **no** members of the mosk know him, or have anything to do with him, and don’t even know who he **is**, but whatever he said or did, it has **nothing** to do with islam !!
And even if a few suspect ‘ radicals’ knew him, and were photographed with him, while he was sticking his finger up, to indicate his solidarity with the IS, it still **has nothing to do with islam** !!!
For heaven’s sake, Champ, haven’t you grasped this yet ? 🙂 Sheesh.
How are those grandkids doing ? Keep well, my American friend !
By the way, I just got a call from my daughter; she’s **pregnant** ! Caloo, callay ! I’m going to be a granny, too !
jewdog says
Never ask an ISIS pizza man for a slice. Know what I mean?
SallyA says
@ jewdog – ouch, but funny.
KrazyKafir says
Where does a minimum wag pizza guy get an extra $12,000 cash to give as zakat?
Mirren10 says
”Where does a minimum wag pizza guy get an extra $12,000 cash to give as zakat?’
Yes.
He is clearly a front. The Australian authorities need to investigate the mosk he ‘worships’ at, the imam, and **every** single mohammedan he knows, or is in contact with.
Angemon says
That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? And it seems to be a common occurrence worldwide – who pays for the mega-mosques and huge “community centers”, particularly in areas where the numbers of muslims is in the 3 digits range? But asking such questions is “islamophobic” and counter-productive to “community cohesion”.
proud kafeer says
If you don’t get Islamophobic, or whatever they call it, today, It will be too late tomorrow. They multiply like rabbits & bang !! Before you realise they are all over..and once the critical mass is acheived, they won’t care about any phobia before beheading you
PJG says
Perhaps he is receiving welfare and getting cash wages. Not uncommon in Oz.
pumbar says
Well, I suppose once he’s behind bars he’ll learn another meaning to the phrase, “meat lovers”.
Paleologos says
Australian authorities became suspicious when numerous reports surfaced of some guy delivering pizza, but doing a lethal version of the old SNL “Land Shark” skit.
http://www.spike.com/video-clips/gytf2i/land-shark
The muslim tried to disguise the beheadings, muslims’ favorite form of murder, as a shark attack, but kept leaving notes … “Death To The Great And Little Satan!”
obama terrorist specialists, called in by Australia for assistance, theorized the shark may have mutated to a land walking creature, but were truly startled at the note writing capability.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/homeland-security-secretary-illegals-have-earned-right-be-citizens
Nevertheless, Homeland Security Moron, Jeh Johnson, indicated the shark, even though quite possibly an illegal alien, would be free to become a U.S. citizen if Australian authorities absolve him of any beheadings.
R/
Paleologos
Jen says
Don’t continue being a customer in shops you know are owned by Muslims, whether they appear friendly or not. Of course they’re friendly- because at the moment they are not in a position to do anything else. If they come to a Western country where they have the freedom of choosing any religion or even no religion, and yet they continue to practice Islam; I think it is fair to assume that they agree with some or all of its principles. Why bother haphazardly guessing which parts of the Quran and Muhammad they agree with? Islam views Muslims as the Chosen Ones so why bother propping up those who could very likely harbour negative sentiments about you because of their book. Some of their donations to their mosques are likely going towards funding jihadists too. As for employees like this guy, well you can’t as easily avoid that.
SallyA says
@ Jen – Agreed. Don’t ever get in a cab with a likely Muslim driver. There are reported instances of solo jihadic violence by the Muslim against the “fare.” Turn and walk or run the other way when likely Muslims approach. Boycott all Halal establishments, restaurants and vendors (whose Muslim nexus can be learned online or by product symbols in Arabic).
Halal meat slaughtering practices are cruel and horrific, not allowing the vastly more humane stunning first as occurs by U.S. standards. I no longer buy meat from grocers that offer Halal, and I have written protest letters to several large chains. I’m an individual not subject to the government’s PC MC rules for businesses, so I can profile all I wanton religious grounds connected to centuries of Islam’s demonstrated religious violence .
Islam, the religion of death and deception, brought to you by Muslims all around the world. And that’s the unpeaceful truth.
SallyA says
want on (not wanton above — it’s Islam that wantonly beheads, etc.)
Oliver says
Sally- a comment on your comment.
An acquaintance of mine, a deeply religious Jewish man, was going into the wholesale food business. (Kosher food).
He received a call from an Imam (or perhaps someone higher in the Muslim food chain). Could his firm, which would have been under Orthodox Jewish supervision, also label their ( this firm’s) products Halal.
He ( the Imam, or whomever -whatever his title was) went on, that eh did not want any money, but wanted top quality foods, and if Kosher and Halal, would be that. If just Halal, the quality would be much less.
When the Jewish man and his partners said NO. (This was several years before Arab Spring/summer etc) the Imam offered to pay for the additional label.
The partners started the business, and quickly sold out, at a profit. the products were only sold in a fairly small geographic area, and I never followed up with what happened after the sale.
But, sometimes, even Muslims use their heads.
Christine Godinet says
Isn’t the whole of Australia, America, NZ and the UK funding this sort of thing as we all help pay the cost of 1000’s of companies to be halal certified – even those like Sanitarium, whose products contain no meat and who are 7th day adventist.
So rather than just writing on their labels, ‘this product contains no meat or gelatine’, they actually pay the Islamic federation to have this certification, and guess who pays in the long run.
Yes – we do!!
And where does that money go – well much of it goes back to the Middle East – for what purpose – is anyones guess!
We need to be demanding that these companies withdraw this certification , or at least state that they have it on their labels, so we can chose whether to support Islam or not.
pumbar says
Maybe he should head on out to Gaza and feed the “starving victims of Israeli apartheid”?
http://www.economist.com/node/8846631
Please refer to 8 for men and 3 for women.
mortimer says
Only if he is attracted 3x sized women.
pumbar says
Do they do outsize Gazan attire? I’ve got to look it up…
Whoa!
https://www.plussizemuslimah.com/
allah (mohamhead) turns a blind eye, he really doesn’t care who he hates. That’s the great thing about him; his is equal opportunity hatred (except for arab blokes).
DiMu says
Islam ought to be outlawed on mental health grounds alone. It causes a rabies-like condition, spotted first by Churchill and seems to morphing into a mass hysterical schizophrenia.
mortimer says
Yes. Islam is like road rage.
mortimer says
Hassan El Sabsabi, 23, professional NICE GUY and TERRORIST. How can this be?
Koran 48.29 – “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
Those with him are VIOLENT (ashiddaa’) against the unbelievers (kufaar),
Compassionate amongst themselves.”
Muslims are NICE to one another, but ‘HARSH’ or VIOLENT to disbelievers.
Abu Darda (a companion of Mohammed) said: “We smile at some people while our hearts DESPISE THEM.”
Muslims are fake friends to disbelievers. They are only PLAYING NICE.