The Minister for Home Affairs has informed that the Australian country has cancelled the citizenship of an Algerian-born Muslim cleric who was convicted of terrorism. The cleric was convicted of leading a terrorist group that planned to bomb a football match in Melbourne in 2005. Abdul Nacer Benbrika has now become the first person to get his citizenship cancelled off while still in Australia. "If it`s a person who`s posing a significant terrorist threat to our country, then we`ll do whatever is possible within Australian law to protect Australians," Minister Dutton told the reporters. 

Benbrika was sentenced on three terrorism charges. 15 years jail for directing a terrorist group, being a member of a terrorist group and possessing material associated with planning of a terrorist act were the charges on him. Benbrika stay back in Australian prison despite finishing his sentence. Under Australian law Canberra is permitted to detain anyone convicted of terror offences for up to three years after their sentence finishes. Lawyers for Benbrika have plead against his ongoing detention. A 90 days time is available to apply the cancellation of his visa and return to Algeria.

Australian law says citizenship of a person can only be stripped if they are dual citizens, thereby preventing people from being made stateless. Australia used its judicial powers in 2019 to strip the citizenship of Neil Prakash, an alleged Islamic State recruiter who is imprisoned in Turkey. Australia argued he was a dual citizen as he also has Fijian citizenship, though Fiji denied the claim - souring the bilateral relationship.

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