A 16-year-old schoolgirl faces custody on Tuesday for sponsoring
money to support the Islamic State group, Australian police said, warning of a
"trend of teenage children" involved in such activities.
The girl and a 20-year-old man were arrested in the
western Sydney district of Guildford in the morning and were due to be in
custody during the day, New South Wales state police Deputy Commissioner
Catherine Burn said.
"We will be alleging that they were involved in
obtaining money to send to assist the Islamic State in its actions," Burn
told reporters in Sydney.
"The 16-year-old girl is not somebody who is
well-known to us, however it is disturbing that we are continuing to see a
trend of teenage children involved in activities that they should really not be
involved in at all."
Burn would not say how much they supposedly
collected, but added that a "number of people in this country" were sponsoring
money to support terrorism and then send it across borders.
Federal Police Deputy Commissioner for national
security, Michael Phelan, said the supposed sponsoring was not connected to any
plot of an attack in Australia and there was no instant threat to the public.
The duo were to face one charge each of getting funds to, from or for a terrorist organization. The maximum penalty on conviction is 25 years in prison.
The duo were to face one charge each of getting funds to, from or for a terrorist organization. The maximum penalty on conviction is 25 years in prison.
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