{UAH} Judge blames parts of the Quran for inspiring acts of terrorism
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'The verses aren't ignored by terrorists': Judge who sentenced jihadi 'Bonnie and Clyde' terrorists blames parts of the Quran for inspiring radical Muslims
- Judge has called on Muslims to publicly disavow violent verses of the Quran
- Justice Desmond Fagan called for hostile verses to be denounced by community
- He sentenced 'Jihadi Bonnie and Clyde' couple over planning a terrorist attack
- Sameh Bayda and Alo-Bridget Namoa were jailed but can now apply for parole
- Justice Fagan believes Bayda and Namoa, both 21, are no longer fanatics
A judge has called on Australian Muslims to publicly disavow violent verses of the Quran that have inspired acts of terrorism.
Justice Desmond Fagan said hostile verses in the Quran that support 'intolerance, violence and domination' need to be denounced by the broader Islam community or they will 'embolden terrorists to think they are in common cause with all believers.'
'The incitements to violence which terrorists quote from the Quran cannot just be ignored by the many believers who desire harmonious coexistence. Those verses are not ignored by terrorists,' Justice Fagan told the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday.
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Alo-Bridget Namoa (pictured) was jailed for three years and nine months without parole for a period of two years and 10 months, which expired on January 22
He made the comments while handing down sentences to husband and wife duo Sameh Bayda and Alo-Bridget Namoa who were jailed over planning a New Year's Eve terrorist attack on Sydney.
The 'Jihadi Bonnie and Clyde' couple are now eligible for parole due to the time they've already served in prison.
Justice Fagan called on Australian Muslims to weaken the moral conviction terrorists say parts of the Quran gives them.
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'If the verses upon which the terrorists rely are not binding commands of Allah, it is Muslims who would have to say so,' he told the court.
'If Australian followers of the religion, including those who profess deep knowledge, were to make a clear public disavowal of these verses, as not authoritative instructions from Allah, then the terrorists' moral conviction might be weakened.'
The husband and wife (pictured) dubbed 'Jihadi Bonnie and Clyde' could be released from prison if parole authorities agree for them to be released
Islamic Friendship Association of Australia founder Keysar Trad said imams were 'extremely vocal' in disavowing violent interpretations of sections of the Koran.
'As much as we can find an opportunity to put the correct context to these situations, we do,' Mr Trad told Fairfax Media.
He would be 'very surprised' if the people Justice Fagan referred to have read the Quran in its entirety.
'Unfortunately what we have in Australia from time to time, we get people who are ignorant of the religion, they hear a word here or there and want justification for their own behaviour,' Mt Trad said.
Sameh Bayda (pictured) was given four years behind bars, without parole for three years, which expired on January 25
Bayda and Namoa were found guilty in October of conspiring between December 8, 2015 and January 25, 2016 to do an act in preparation for a terrorist act.
Bayda was sentenced four years behind bars, without parole for three years while Namoa was jailed for three years and nine months without parole for a period of two years and 10 months.
When planning the attack, Bayda was encouraged by his Islamic wife who wanted him to die in the name of Allah.
Bayda went out on New Year's Eve 2015 to target non-Muslims but could not go through with the attack.
Justice Fagan noted that Bayda had no real intention to going through with the terrorist act.
'I find it plausible in all the circumstances that he exaggerated to Namoa the nature of what he was planning,' Justice Fagan said, according to 9News.
He added that Namoa was gullible.
Both Bayda (pictured left) and Namoa (pictured right) are believed to have been brainwashed by jihad propaganda
'She could well have been taken in by false boasting from Bayda that he was on a suicide mission,' he added.
Both are believed to have been brainwashed by jihad propaganda, but Justice Fagan accepted that neither of them are still fanatics.
Prior to the terror plot charges, the couple had been in custody accused of collecting documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts.
Bayda was allegedly found with Arabic documents on how to carry out a stabbing and how to make an improvised explosive device (IED).
Namoa allegedly had an Islamic flag and hunting knife, as well as instructions in Arabic on making a IED detonator.
Justice Des Fagan handed down in sentences in the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday (pictured)
While they were now eligible to apply for parole, Justice Fagan said it was up to the parole authorities to rule on their applications.
The judge told the pair he had placed considerable weight on their stated renouncement of their fanatical beliefs.
'I have taken you at your word,' Justice Fagan said.
'Don't let everybody down.'
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Judge who sentenced jihadi terrorists blames the Quran for inspiring Muslims to commit terrorism
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