Brisbane man charged with 'providing support' to IS terror group

A Brisbane man will face court accused of giving video editing software to a relative who went to work for a media unit of theThe 27-year-old will face Richlands Magistrates Court on Wednesday, charged with attempting to provide support to a terrorist organisation, Australian Federal Police said.

"It will be alleged in court the Algester man provided video-editing software to a relative who had travelled to the conflict zone and was working for the 'media unit' of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant terrorist organisation,"the AFP said in a statement.The man was arrested as part of a joint AFP-Queensland police investigation into Australians suspected of

"being members of a terrorist organisation in Syria and Iraq, as well as people in Australia suspected of providing assistance to terrorist organisations".Queensland police, AFP officers and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation agents raided the man's home in AFP Assistant Commissioner Ian McCartney said this arrest highlighted the strong working relationships between Australia’s law enforcement agencies.

“The AFP is committed to working with national security and law enforcement partners to identify all criminality associated with Australians who illegally travelled to participate in the conflict in Syria and Iraq," he said.“We will allege that the support this man provided was tangible and would directly assist a terrorist organisation with its objectives.”More to come...

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