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| '''Faheem Khalid Lodhi''' (Born in ] ]) is the first person in ] to be convicted of terrorist activities. | |||
| Lodhi was accused of plotting in October 2003 to bomb the national electricity grid or ] defence sites in the cause of violent jihad. Police raided Lodhi's ] home and workplace, on October 26, 2003, discovering alleged evidence of a terrorist plot. | |||
| Lodhi was convicted of acting in preparation for a terrorist act, an offence carrying a maximum life sentence, by seeking information about chemicals capable of making explosives. He was also was found guilty of possessing a "terrorism manual" and of buying two maps of the electricity grid, connected with preparation for a terrorist act. | |||
| The Pakistan-born Australian citizen had pleaded not guilty to four charges, denying that he planned to cause death or destruction in Australia. | |||
| During his trial, the court was told Lodhi and Frenchman ], who was deported in October 2003 for breaching his tourist visa, trained in Pakistan with banned terror organisation ], and had contact using mobile phones registered under false names. The court was also told Lodhi helped arrange accommodation for Brigitte when he arrived in Sydney, in May 2003. | |||
| Lodhi is due for sentence on August 23, 2006, pending changes to legislation which could affect his penalty. | |||
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