MELBOURNE, Australia — The ringleader of a plot to take six extremists from Australia in a motor boat to the southern Philippines to overthrow the provincial government was sentenced by an Australian judge on Friday to seven years in prison. The 34-year-old had pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct in preparation for hostile activities in a foreign country. Croucher was not satisfied Cerantonio had renounced his extremist beliefs since his arrest. Defence lawyer Jarrod Williams said Cerantonio he did not fit the extremist stereotype and enjoyed music by AC/DC, Cold Chisel, Johnny Cash, Paul Simon and Rammstein. “This is a man who doesn’t always fit the profile of an Islamic extremist,” Williams said.

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 10:17 UTC