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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

A wicked problem: how to deal with terrorists if they are allegedly still a risk after serving their sentence?

Abdul Nacer Benbrika in 2005. Authorities argue he remains a threat by virtue of his influence over others.
Abdul Nacer Benbrika in 2005. Authorities argue he remains a threat by virtue of his influence over others. Photograph: AP

In a prison within a prison, a convicted terrorist who has finished his sentence waits for another day in court.

“I’m like a person swimming in the middle of the ocean,” Abdul Nacer Benbrika said in a statement provided by his lawyers to the Guardian. “I look over there and all I see is water. I look over here and all I see is water. I don’t even know which way is the land any more or where I am supposed to be going.”

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