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Sydney Muslims are "angry and frustrated" at the severity of the sentences meted out to five men convicted of terrorism offences, say community elders who worry that the strict penalties will serve to radicalise more young Islamic men.
"The penalties, while they are warranted, they seem really harsh," said the president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Ikebal Patel. "There is a real possibility that this might alienate some members of the Muslim community … there's a lot of frustration and anger."
On Monday Justice Anthony Whealy of the Supreme Court sentenced the five men from Sydney's west to jail terms of up to to 28 years.