A Sri Lankan man working at a Sydney university will seek costs and compensation after a terror-related charge was dropped.
A Sri Lankan man working at a Sydney university has had a terror-related charge withdrawn by prosecutors and will now seek his legal costs and compensation.
Mohamed Kamer Nilar Nizamdeen, 25, was charged with creating a document in connection with preparing for a terrorist act but was released on bail on September 28 after spending four weeks behind bars.
Mr Nizamdeen, a contractor at the University of NSW, was not present in Sydney’s Central Local Court on Friday when prosecutors withdrew the charge after which his lawyer, Moustafa Kheir, said he would apply for his legal costs as well as take action in the NSW Supreme Court.
“What authorities have done to this young man is absolutely unforgivable,” Mr Kheir told reporters outside the court.
“We will be seeking justice for him in the NSW Supreme Court.
“It’s a terrible experience, as a young man who has done everything right in life, he has gone through supermax jail in unforgivable circumstances.”
Mr Nizamdeen’s costs application was set down for hearing on November 23 in Central Local Court, his lawyer told reporters. AAP
