Hoaks bom Brisbane 2005
Hoax bom Brisbane 2005 melibatkan beberapa ancaman bom yang ditujukan kepada polisi di Brisbane, Queensland, Australia pada tanggal 14 dan 15 November 2005. Ancaman tersebut mengakibatkan penghentian layanan transportasi umum di seluruh kota.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ancaman
Pada tanggal 14 November 2005, tiga panggilan telepon ke polisi dilakukan untuk memperingatkan adanya bom di bus dan kereta api di Brisbane. Semua layanan bus dan kereta api di kota tersebut dievakuasi pada pukul 12:00 siang dan sekali lagi pada pukul 4:45 sore. Penutupan tersebut menyebabkan masalah besar bagi ribuan orang yang bergantung pada layanan tersebut.[5]
Pada pukul 7.32 pagi tanggal 15 November, polisi kembali menelepon dan meminta mereka untuk tetap waspada dan "mengawasi situasi." Keempat panggilan tersebut dilakukan dari telepon umum yang berbeda di pinggiran kota Brisbane.[4]
Aftermath
On the night of 15 November, Rodney Bruce Watson, a 46-year-old truck driver from Munruben, was arrested and charged with four counts of making bomb threats. Police reported that his fingerprints had been found on three of the four payphones used to make the bomb threats, although Watson's lawyer said Watson claimed he had not "been to a phone box in years."[7]
Watson appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 16 November. He did not enter a plea and made an application for bail. The bail hearing was adjourned, pending a psychiatric report on Watson, and he was remanded in custody. Watson reportedly said to police that he had been "inspired by the recent arrests of terrorist suspects in southern states," and he subsequently had two applications for bail denied on the basis that there was a risk that he would reoffend.[8]
On 7 March 2006, Watson pleaded guilty to four counts of making a bomb threat,[9] and on 28 July was sentenced to three years in prison, to be suspended after 12 months, followed by a supervision period of three years. With time already served this meant Watson was released from prison in November 2006.[10]
See also
References
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- ^ "One charged over Brisbane bomb hoax". ABC Online. 15 November 2005. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 28 June 2011. Diakses tanggal 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Fingerprint clues to Brisbane bomb hoax calls". The Age. Australian Associated Press. 15 November 2005. Diakses tanggal 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Birthday bomb hoax: truckie in custody". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 2005. Diakses tanggal 13 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Man charged with hoax bomb threats". Gulf News. 17 November 2005. Diakses tanggal 30 December 2016.
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- ^ "Australian man charged over Brisbane bomb hoaxes appears in court". People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 6 December 2005. Diakses tanggal 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Alleged Brisbane bomb hoaxer refused bail". ABC Online. 7 December 2005. Diakses tanggal 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Man pleads guilty to Brisbane bomb threats". ABC Online. 7 March 2006. Diakses tanggal 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Man jailed for Brisbane transport system bomb hoax". ABC Online. 28 July 2006. Diakses tanggal 30 December 2016.