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The Guardian

AFP counter-terrorism operation that targeted 13-year-old with autism cost more than $500,000



FoI documents reveal the cost of Operation Bourglinster, which was criticised for encouraging a child’s fixation on the Islamic StateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian federal police counter-terrorism operation targeting a 13-year-old boy with autism cost more than $500,000, Guardian Australia can reveal.Documents provided under freedom of information laws show the total cost of Operation Bourglinster, the AFP investigation into a boy known as Thomas Carrick, was $507,087. No further breakdown of the cost was provided. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/11/afp-counter-terrorism-operation-that-targeted-13-year-old-with-autism-cost-more-than-500000

Author : Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Publish date : 2024-08-10 20:00:01

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