Aussie police seek power to supervise convicted terrorists released from prison

CANBERRA: Australian authorities are seeking power to manage convicted terrorists throughout their entire lives, even when they have been released from prison.

News Corp Australia on Wednesday reported the Australian Federal Police (AFP) applied for a control order against an unnamed Daesh-inspired extremist set to be released from prison in February next year.

According to Xinhua news agency, the man will be the first such terrorist to be released from prison, leaving authorities with questions over how best to manage his release.

Under new laws, police can apply for an extended supervision order, which would result in the offender being locked up for longer but authorities have said a judge is unlikely to grant the order in this case.

Instead, Attorney-General Christian Porter has promised to change laws so that the AFP could apply for extended supervision orders, which judges are more likely to grant than extended incarceration.

Similar control orders already introduced in New South Wales prohibit the subject from associating with other extremists, limit their use of the Internet and restrict the phones they can use.

In more extreme cases, subjects can be prohibited from going near places such as airports or prisons.

Extended detention or control orders can be applied to 33 of the 36 individuals currently in Australian prisons for violating national terror laws.

Control orders can also be applied for prisoners who police can prove were radicalised while incarcerated and thus, pose a threat to the community upon release.