Convicted Terrorist Walks Free From Australian Prison After Nearly 20 Years in Jail

‘The government has not done everything they could have done to keep Australians safe from this convicted terrorist.’

Police stand guard as Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika and six followers are taken from the Supreme Court by prison truck after they were jailed for up to 15 years after being found guilty of forming an Australian terror cell which plotted bomb attacks designed to kill thousands in Melbourne on Deb. 3, 2009. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Algeria-born convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika has been released from prison under more than 30 strict conditions, after a push to keep him behind bars due to community safety risk was abandoned.

Mr. Benbrika, who appeared in court via video link, spent nearly two decades behind bars after being convicted over plots to attack the MCG during the 2005 AFL grand final, and Melbourne’s Crown Casino.