AFIC turmoil deepens as 'usurpers' take over halal income

By Rachel Olding
Updated February 23 2017 - 6:10pm, first published 1:20pm
Agim Garana, who has been installed as the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils' general manager following a coup, leaves the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Agim Garana, who has been installed as the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils' general manager following a coup, leaves the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Hafez Kassem (second from right) resigned as AFIC president but now claims it was only temporary.
Hafez Kassem (second from right) resigned as AFIC president but now claims it was only temporary.
Malek Fahd Islamic School in Greenacre, controlled by AFIC, has lost federal funding due to AFIC's financial mismanagement. Photo: Nic Walker
Malek Fahd Islamic School in Greenacre, controlled by AFIC, has lost federal funding due to AFIC's financial mismanagement. Photo: Nic Walker

A group of former members of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, who staged an extraordinary coup last week, have opened a new bank account and are collecting and spending halal certification fees.

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