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By Jano Gibson and staff
Posted 21h ago
21 hours ago
, updated 13h ago






A Darwin court has been told alleged Islamic State fighter Neil Prakash has had his Australian citizenship reinstated, as a judge approved his extradition from Darwin to Melbourne to face terrorism-related charges.
Key points:

    Neil Prakash is expected to face six terrorism-related charges
    The judge ordered he be extradited to Melbourne by December 9
    Federal police say Mr Prakash allegedly travelled to Syria to fight with the Islamic State group

Mr Prakash, 31, was extradited overnight from Türkiye, formerly Turkey, and appeared before the Darwin Local Court via videolink from a police station this morning.

He was wearing a white T-shirt and remained seated with his hands behind his back throughout the proceedings, with a Northern Territory police officer by his side and a masked police officer in the background.

Prosecutor Naomi Low asked Chief Judge Elizabeth Morris to approve Mr Prakash's extradition to Melbourne to face six terrorism-related charges.

The court heard he was accused of engaging in hostile activity in a foreign state, being a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, entering a foreign country to engage in hostile activities and committing a terrorist act. 

He is also accused of providing support to the Islamic State terrorist group and entering a prohibited area in Syria.

The charges relate to a period between 2014 and 2016.

The chief judge told the court that before approving his extradition, she had to be sure that the man appearing via videolink was Mr Prakash.

When she asked him to confirm his identity, he said nothing and stared towards the ground.

The Bush doctrine is still in force -
it was never renounced by Australia:

Alleged terrorist Neil Prakash extradited to Melbourne and charged with six offences