Good behaviour wins Vic hate tweeter bail

A Melbourne who threatened police and urged Islamic State to behead captives will remain free for at least another month after his bail was extended.

Good behaviour has earned a Melbourne man who used Twitter to threaten to kill police and urge Islamic State to behead captives at least one more month of freedom.

Khodr Moustafa Taha will be sentenced in April for 10 charges, including using a carriage service to threaten, assaulting his mother and possessing swords and ammunition, to which he pleaded guilty.

He took aim at Victoria Police, Prime Minster Tony Abbott and US President Barack Obama in a series of hate-filled Twitter rants, saying "An officer will die," in a tweet to Victoria Police in November.

He was bailed in January by Deputy Chief Magistrate Jelena Popovic, who praised the 35-year-old for fully complying with his court-assigned programs.

Taha appeared in court again on Monday for a bail review, where the court heard he was continuing to comply.

Magistrate Popovic said Taha had engaged with a very onerous program that involved nine agencies and included drug and alcohol counselling and men's behaviour change therapy.

Taha, of Brunswick, committed his offences between October and December last year.

He was arrested on January 2 and will be sentenced on April 16.


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