The Philippines are happy to deport Australian Muslims. This guy's views look only slightly more extreme than Abu's, who also called for the death penalty for Australian and other western leaders. So far his violent preachings have not violated any Australian laws, but they have taken away his passport.

Online preacher Musa Cerantonio quizzed and sent home

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/online-preacher-musa-cerantonio-quizzed-and-sent-home/story-fn59nm2j-1229699238669

RADICAL Islamic preacher Musa Cerantonio went home from Melbourne Airport a free man yesterday after being deported by Philippine authorities.

Mr Cerantonio was questioned by the Australian Federal Police, and likely ASIO, for more than 2 ½ hours before clearing customs, having arrived on an overnight flight from Manilla.

He was silent and expressionless as he was chased by media while being escorted by police from the international arrivals gate to his father’s waiting car.

The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation has deemed Mr Cerantonio, a vocal supporter of the Islamic State, one of the most influential online preachers.

In December, the 29-year-old called for the assassination of Western leaders.

“If we see that Muslims are being killed by the tyrant leaders of the USA then we must first stop them with our hands ,’’ Mr Cerantonio said.

“This means that we should stop them by fighting them, by assassinating their oppressive leaders, by weakening their offen­sive capabilities, etc.”

The AFP yesterday said Mr Cerantonio had been met by AFP officers at the airport and spoken to about several issues.

“Mr Cerantonio’s known ­social media postings are considered offensive and disturbing, however, have been assessed as not breaching Australian law to this point,” an AFP statement said. “The AFP will continue to monitor and assess this material for any breaches of Australian law into the future.”

He was born Robert Edward Cerantonio to an Irish mother and Italian father and he grew up in the inner-western Melbourne suburb of Footscray as a Catholic before converting to Islam at 17. He was arrested in the Philippines two weeks ago after months of surveillance by Australian authorities, with the help of Philippines counterparts.

The Attorney-General’s Department confirmed authorities had insufficient evidence to charge Mr Cerantonio, despite his persistent calls for Muslims to participate in the Syrian Jihad.

His Australian passport has been cancelled at the request of ASIO.

Despite living in the Philippines for the past year, Mr Cerantonio had claimed on Twitter to have reached Syria, where he intended to join fighters of the Islamic State.

While in the Philippines he was living with local costume designer Joan Montayre, 32, who claimed to be his wife.

Are you comfortable with the things this guy has been preaching?

|dev|null wrote on Jul 25^th, 2014 at 2:07pm:


that doesn't sound right.

polite_gandalf wrote on Jul 25^th, 2014 at 2:19pm:


Papal infallibility - direct from God!   

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Lately he seems to be making some socially progressive moves, which I find reassuring. At least, he isn't calling for the assassination of western leaders, like you favourite Muslim preacher.

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Equally, I assume? Or is it impossible to compare?

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The phillipines did not deport the majority of his co-religionists. Have you forgotten what we are talking about already? Or are you just keen to slip in some more apologetics?

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Yes I can see why you would have trouble deciding whether the pope is worse than this Muslim hate preacher.