SYDNEY, Australia — Australia said Saturday it stripped a suspected militant held in Turkey of citizenship because he fought for the Islamic State group. Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said that Neil Prakash was in the service of a “terrorist organization” and acted “inconsistently” with his allegiance to Australia. He became the 12th person to be stripped of Australian citizenship because of militant links, based on a 2007 law. “This government is determined to deal with foreign terrorist fighters as far from our shores as possible,” Dutton told News Corp Australia. Prakash has previously admitted being a member of IS but said he had nothing to do with the group in Australia.

Source: National Post December 29, 2018 03:07 UTC