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Australia: Muslim accused of using disability pension to fund the Islamic State

Oct 25, 2017 9:36 am By Robert Spencer

“Mr Beveredige revealed the suspect receives a disability pension, which could possibly have been used to fund his donations.”

Non-Muslims paying for the upkeep of Muslims is a Qur’anic dictate:

“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued” (Qur’an 9:29).

The caliph Umar said the jizya payments from the dhimmis were the source of the Muslims’ livelihood:

“Narrated Juwairiya bin Qudama at-Tamimi: We said to `Umar bin Al-Khattab, ‘O Chief of the believers! Advise us.’ He said, ‘I advise you to fulfill Allah’s Convention (made with the Dhimmis) as it is the convention of your Prophet and the source of the livelihood of your dependents (i.e. the taxes from the Dhimmis.)’” (Bukhari 4.53.388)

Anjem Choudary said in February 2013:

“We are on Jihad Seekers Allowance, We take the Jizya (protection money paid to Muslims by non-Muslims) which is ours anyway. The normal situation is to take money from the Kafir (non-Muslim), isn’t it? So this is normal situation. They give us the money. You work, give us the money. Allah Akbar, we take the money. Hopefully there is no one from the DSS (Department of Social Security) listening. Ah, but you see people will say you are not working. But the normal situation is for you to take money from the Kuffar (non-Muslim) So we take Jihad Seeker’s Allowance.”

“Melbourne father, 43, accused of funding terrorism ‘sent money to ISIS by depositing cash into Sydney banks,'” Daily Mail Australia, October 24, 2017:

A Melbourne man accused of supporting Islamic State jihadists in Syria by sending money that was collected online and deposited at a Sydney bank has faced court.

Hampton Park resident Isa Kocoglu, 43, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with supporting persons engaged in the Syrian conflict.

It’s alleged Kocoglu was an administrator of a website used by people who support Islamic State ideology when he helped raise funds for a known ISIS jihadist.

‘Kocoglu provided funding and support to a member of ISIS, as in a member who pledged allegiance to ISIS and was in fact conducting hostile activities in the state of Syria,’ Australian Federal Police agent Rhys Hart told the court.

It’s understood the ISIS member is American John Georgelas.

Kocoglu allegedly provided him with financial support between November 2013 and August 2014.

Mr Hart alleges Kocoglu helped deposit more than $3000 into the ISIS fighter’s PayPal account by making multiple cash deposits at the Commonwealth Bank branch at Kogarah, in Sydney’s south.

‘These funds were then remitted to another associate of the ISIS member believed to have died in a suicide attack in Syria,’ Mr Hart said.

The AFP say the money was used by Islamic State to fund their communications.

‘They were ostensibly used for the provision of satellite internet,’ Mr Hart said.

Some of the money was also used to help an injured ISIS member receive treatment in Turkey for shrapnel wounds to his back.

The ISIS fighter was smuggled in and out of Turkey before local authorities realised who he was, the AFP agent said….

During a press conference Tuesday morning, AFP’s Commander John Beveredige said it would be alleged Kocoglu donated up to $5000 between April 2013 and November 2014.

Mr Beveredige revealed the suspect receives a disability pension, which could possibly have been used to fund his donations.

Online banking records revealed he had transferred money in five to 10 separate installations intended for John Georgelas and another associate of the ISIS.

Police allege a radical website, which encouraged people to support ISIS, played a ‘significant’ role in the man coming to acquire an extremist and sympathetic allegiance towards Islamic State.

The 33-year-old US citizen who received money from Australian born Kocoglu is believed to be currently fighting alongside the terror group in Syria.

‘The suspect we have in custody we’re alleging has provided funds both online from himself and remitted funds from other people as well to this foreign fighter,’ Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton said on Tuesday.

‘As well as providing support to actually fund the website that the foreign fighter ran, and in addition to that was an administrator of that website.’

‘We expect the suspect will be charged today and appear before the Melbourne Magistrates Court.’

Police will also conduct an in depth analysis to determine exact details of the man’s online financial transactions.

‘Funding remitted has been from overseas and there was a number of funds placed into his bank account but we haven’t established who they’re from,’ Commander John Beveredige said….

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  1. Eur says

    Oct 25, 2017 at 9:49 am

    Nothing new. 80% of muslims in Europe live on welfare and many of them are jihadist… so the money we give them they use it to kill us. The same is happening in Australia, nothing new.

    • john spielman says

      Oct 25, 2017 at 10:56 am

      yup; welfare to a muslim is simply the Jizya tax from us infidels that WE OWE to them for the privilege of us allowing THEM to live among us!

      • Gary says

        Oct 25, 2017 at 11:04 am

        And the arrogance of muslims to “Tell us” we’re infidels. The arrogance to “Speak for God”

        Islam: Demonic to the core

    • John Forbes says

      Oct 26, 2017 at 6:09 am

      i wonder how long it is going to take for the general public to WAKE UP ??
      The politicians are FRIGHTENED & CLUELESS in the face of this IDEOLOGY & just want to have no STRIFE !
      They are dillusional at best & COWARDS at WORST & DESPITE this still openly support :
      MORE ISLAMIC IMMIGRATION & MORE MOSQUE BUILDING & MORE ISLAMIC SCHOOLS & MORE DIVERSITY & MORE WATERING DOWN OF THE HOST BELIEF SYSTEM & VALUES.

      WE ARE FORCED BY THE IDIOTS IN THE HOLY CITY OF CANBERRA TO MARCH TO DEFEAT !!

  2. Gary says

    Oct 25, 2017 at 10:29 am

    Note to America…..

    We fund muslims on a daily basis. Our tax dollars pay for: Food Allowance. Child care. Health Benefits. EBT Cards, Housing. Education. Transportation Expenses. Unemployment Benefits.

    The left doesn’t have a problem with bringing more and more muslims into the county.

    ….. In the name of compassion.

    WAKE UP AMERICA!!!! ISLAM HAS DECLARED WAR ON THE WORLD!!!

  3. Voytek Gagalka says

    Oct 25, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    Yet another Mohammedan who considers that all money received from kuffar is his due by “divine right”: Jizyah. Read this as “divinely” sanctioned stealing: No Mohammedan will ever suffer amputation of his arm for exercising that his “right.” Mohammed said so.

  4. I wonder about leftists says

    Oct 25, 2017 at 4:06 pm

    This smirking man. People why don’t you recognise the very, very dark sinister side of islam?
    What is the matter with you people?

  5. gravenimage says

    Oct 25, 2017 at 8:25 pm

    Australia: Muslim accused of using disability pension to fund the Islamic State
    …………………….

    Jizya. What are the chances that he is actually disabled, and that he doesn’t just want to live off the filthy Infidels? Also, how many people who are genuinely disabled can afford to send off large amounts of their pensions? Often this is barely enough to live on. I would not be surprised if he has other scams going on.

  6. Chris Malan says

    Oct 26, 2017 at 4:20 am

    Government payments to welfare recipients in Australia are used to buy tobacco, booze, drugs, to gamble, and surely for prostitutes as well. Stamps or tokens are what is called for.

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