The Brighton gunman was considered a weakling and potential police informant, according to a Wikileaks documents detailed by Sly of the Underworld on 3AW Breakfast. <\/p>\n
Sly also revealedYacqub Khayre, who took a woman hostage, killed an innocent man and shot at police, was shot 37 times by police at the conclusion of the the siege. <\/p>\n
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The Wikileaks document was amemorandum from senior Australian diplomat to the CIA. <\/p>\n
Khayre has travelled to Somalia and served as a groups liason with al-Shabaab, Ross read from the document. <\/p>\n
Police characterised Khayreas a weakling who struggled with the harsh day-to-day life in Somalia and was not fully trusted by the other four men. <\/p>\n
The AFPbelieve Khayremay be turned while in prison to serve as an informant in further cases. <\/p>\n
Sly:So he clearly wasnt a high-profile terror suspect. <\/p>\n
While he was at it, Sly also took aim at the Federal Government, especially Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, for shifting blame at the feet of the parole board. <\/p>\n
Theyre wrong in fact, theyre wrong in spirit, he said. <\/p>\n
Perhaps the Prime Minister would be better off showing some leadership with the Federal Police. <\/p>\n
Perhaps if the Federal Police were properly resourced we couldve dealt with the matter instead of having to call in the Victoria Police. <\/p>\n
Perhaps they could show a bit of leadership there. <\/p>\n
Perhaps we could do a little bit more to get this wave of firearms off the streets. <\/p>\n
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