Lawyers for a New Zealand man in Australia charged after allegedly planning a trip to Syria to join jihadist forces head back to court today.
A group of Syrian rebels monitor sites the regime forces during shelling it by mortars and hell cannon in Aleppo. Photo: AFP
It was alleged 24-year-old Amin Mohammed planned to use his New Zealand passport to travel.
As today's committal hearing resumes in Melbourne after two months, Mr Mohammed's defence team would cross-examine an expert witness on the current political landscape in Syria.
The Australian newspaper's Pia Akerman said the prosecution had already made its case.
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Ms Akerman said that included recorded phone calls Mr Mohammed made in Australia and New Zealand to try to get to Syria.
"We've heard a lot about those phone calls, him going to internet cafes and booking air plane tickets."