Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton is standing by his decision to strip IS member and recruiter Neil Prakash of his Australian citizenship, despite speculation it has left him stateless.
Mr Dutton says a thorough process was conducted by the Citizenship Loss Board and legal advice from the Australian government solicitor general has been followed.
Melbourne-born Prakash, who is in jail in Turkey facing terrorism charges, has been notified his Australian citizenship has been annulled due to his connections to IS.
The federal government believes the 27-year-old is a dual national, as his father was Fijian, but the head of Fiji's Immigration Department says Prakash isn't one of its citizens.
The government isn't allowed to revoke an Australian's citizenship if it leaves them stateless.
Mr Dutton has previously said he would be happy to see Prakash "rot in jail".
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