Islamic leader claims his group is exempt from Australian law

“You dogs, I spit on your cross”
Muslim imam accused of abusing council staff and illegally clearing land claims his Islamic group is exempt from Australian law
Kathleen Calderwood ABC August 18, 2018
A religious leader Mohammedan accused of illegal land clearing on a rural property used for religious prayer has claimed a Western Sydney council is infringing on his group’s religious freedoms by pursuing him over the allegations.
Key Points
Hawskbury Council launches court action against Dr Mustapha Kara-Ali and Diaa Kara-Ali, claiming they carried out illegal land clearing and other works without DAs The Kara-Alis use the property to pursue religious worship with religious guild Diwan Al Dawla
They claim their group qualifies as a basic religious charity and is therefore exempt from Australian law
Hawkesbury City Council has launched civil action against Dr Mustapha Kara-Ali and Diaa Kara-Ali in the Land and Environment Court, alleging they carried out illegal land clearing, earthworks and built gates, fences and driveways without seeking any of the relevant development approvals at a property in Colo, in Sydney’s north west.
Mustapha Kara-Ali, a former member of then Prime Minister John Howard’s Muslim Community Reference Group and past postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, is the Imam of religious guild Diwan Al Dawla. Continue reading Islamic headbanger claims his group is exempt from Australian law

























