State, defence butt heads over records needed to nail trio’s terror link

31 October 2019 - 08:00
By Orrin Singh
British couple Rod and Rachel Saunders, pictured with horticulturalist and BBC presenter Nick Bailey, were kidnapped and murdered in 2018.
Image: Twitter British couple Rod and Rachel Saunders, pictured with horticulturalist and BBC presenter Nick Bailey, were kidnapped and murdered in 2018.

Three people accused of having strong links to the Islamic State group were involved in an international terror financing syndicate.

This was laid bare in the case against the alleged killers of botanists Rod and Rachel Saunders, while their advocate complained that the prosecution was moving at a snail’s pace.