"Kawsar Ahmad, 53, also known as Abbas, and her daughter, Zeinab Ahmad, 31, were arrested by officers from the Victorian joint counter-terrorism team at Melbourne airport on Thursday. Police allege the pair travelled to Syria in 2014 with their family and knowingly kept an enslaved woman in their home, and that Kawsar was complicit in the buying of an enslaved woman for US$10,000. The pair appeared before the chief magistrate, Lisa Hannan, on Monday."
"The Melbourne magistrates court heard that they would not be applying for bail, as had been foreshadowed on Friday. Zeinab is expected to apply for bail at a hearing on 4 June, with Kawsar's application expected on 16 June, the court heard. Peter Morrissey SC, for Kawsar, told the court that he expected that other issues would arise during Zeinab's application, and how they were handled would inform the bail bid made by his client."
"Neither woman was required to speak or enter a plea during the short hearing, before they were remanded in custody. The Australian federal police will allege the offences were terrorism-related and are expected to oppose bail. Court documents, released to the media on Friday, show Kawsar is accused of intentionally exercising any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership over a person, in circumstances where the conduct was committed intentionally or knowingly as part of a widespread or systemic attack directed against a civilian population."
"She is also accused of intentionally exercising the powers attaching to right of ownership regarding the use and possession of a slave. Zeinab faces the same two charges. The offences allegedly occurred between 1 June 2017 and 1 November 2018 at Mayadin, Hajim, Gharanij, Bahra, Abu Hamam, Walaa and other places in Deir ez-Zur province, in"
Kawsar Ahmad, also known as Abbas, and her daughter Zeinab Ahmad were arrested at Melbourne Airport by Victorian joint counter-terrorism officers. Police allege they travelled to Syria in 2014 with their family and knowingly kept an enslaved woman in their home. Kawsar is alleged to have been complicit in buying an enslaved woman for US$10,000. They appeared in Melbourne before chief magistrate Lisa Hannan and were remanded in custody without applying for bail at the Monday hearing. Zeinab is expected to apply for bail on 4 June and Kawsar on 16 June. Federal police are expected to oppose bail, and court documents allege intentional exercise of ownership powers over a slave as part of a widespread or systemic attack against civilians between 1 June 2017 and 1 November 2018 in Deir ez-Zur province.
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