PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - If it wasn’t bad enough that Malaysia was identified
as a meeting place for the terrorists in the run up to the September 11
tragedy way back in 2001, it has now come to light that dead Sydney
gunman Man Haron Monis was in Malaysia in 1996 in his bid to escape
authorities.
A notorious criminal with a string of violent and fraud-related
offences to his name, Man Haron was even wanted by the Iranian police 
who requested he be extradited 14 years ago, a request Australian
authorities refused to grant, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
who requested he be extradited 14 years ago, a request Australian
authorities refused to grant, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Speaking to the Mehr News Agency, Iran’s General Ismail Ahmadi
Moghaddam said Man Haron posed as a cleric at the time to gain political
asylum, something he succeeded in doing when Australia granted him
refugee status in 2001.
A manager of a travel agency in Iran before escaping the clutches of
the law, Man Haron continued to commit a string of crimes even in
Australia and was free on bail at the time he chose to take customers at
a cafe hostage.
His crimes in Australia included more than 40 sexual assault charges
involving seven alleged victims. Last year Man Haron was also charged as
an accessory to the stabbing murder of his former wife, who was set
alight in a Sydney apartment block.
According to a Reuters report, he was also found guilty in 2012 of
sending threatening 
letters to the families of eight Australian soldiers
killed in Afghanistan.
letters to the families of eight Australian soldiers
killed in Afghanistan.
Man Haron, 50, was shot dead when police stormed into the Lindt Cafe
early Tuesday, more than 16 hours after he entered the cafe armed with a
gun and held 17 customers and staff hostage.
Two of the hostages lost
their lives during the siege.
Source: FMT
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