Australia's Victoria Police wants bail revoked for alleged IS sympathizer

Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has questioned a court's decision to grant bail to an alleged sympathizer of Islamic State (IS).

On Wednesday, it emerged that the Victoria Police had formally requested prosecutors consider revoking the bail for a man accused of threatening police and supporting IS militants.

Kohdr Mustafa Taha, 35, was charged with threatening police officers on a Twitter account that also allegedly contained messages supporting the rogue IS.

He was released on bail last week by the state's deputy chief magistrate Jelena Popovic despite police arguing Taha was "an unacceptable risk" to the community.

Police alleged they received messages from Taha via the social media platform saying "I'm going to hurt your officers".

Police also allegedly found ammunition and three swords after raiding his home, yet failed in their bid to stop him being released on bail. "It does seem a very questionable bit of judicial judgment," Abbott told Melbourne radio station 3AW on Wednesday. "You really want to see a bit of common sense on the bench."

Police alleged that they found evidence on his computer that he runs various Twitter accounts that support IS, including one that uses an al Qaida flag as its profile picture.

Victoria Police Association secretary Senior Sergeant Ron Iddles told News Ltd. that he welcomed the police move. "You can have a condition of bail where they report at a police station, but for 23-and-a-half hours of a day they can do as they please," he said.

On Monday, Victorian Attorney-General Martin Pakula told the ABC the justice department would "examine the case ".

"The government's primary concern is the safety of our community, particularly given recent events," Pakula said.

Taha is due to reappear in court on Jan. 22, where he will also face child exploitation material possession charges. Endi