Verity Edwards | December 24, 2008
ALOYSIA Brooks, the University of Sydney student who stole David Hicks's heart, looks set to become his wife.
The couple have spoken about marriage to a Sydney pastor, who yesterday told The Australian the former Guantanamo Bay detainee had been waiting for court-imposed restrictions to be lifted so the two could honeymoon freely.
Ms Brooks, who flew to Adelaide with Hicks on Monday to spend Christmas with his family, has been wearing what appears to be an engagement ring.
Graham Long, a pastor at the Wayside Chapel, a Uniting Church mission in Sydney's Kings Cross, said he had spoken to Hicks about marriage but not about setting a date.
"Now that the control order has gone away it's a different deal," Mr Long said. "They're much more optimistic than they were a couple of weeks ago."
Mr Long said Hicks had told him he did not want security agents or undercover police covering his honeymoon.
Hicks is now able to travel interstate and overseas without permission from the Australian Federal Police.
Mr Long has been visiting Hicks regularly since the confessed terrorism supporter moved to Sydney to access rehabilitation services six months ago.
He said Hicks did not attend services at the Wayside Chapel.
However, Mr Long said he had provided a supporting role to Hicks and had regularly dined with him and Ms Brooks.
Hicks's father, Terry, said he was unaware his son was considering tying the knot. The couple might be planning to surprise him for Christmas, he said.
Ms Brooks, who is a postgraduate student at the University of Sydney's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and writes poetry on human rights issues, met Hicks in Sydney earlier this year.
The couple had kept their relationship under wraps until they were photographed together by The Australian at Adelaide airport on Monday.
ALOYSIA Brooks, the University of Sydney student who stole David Hicks's heart, looks set to become his wife.
The couple have spoken about marriage to a Sydney pastor, who yesterday told The Australian the former Guantanamo Bay detainee had been waiting for court-imposed restrictions to be lifted so the two could honeymoon freely.
Ms Brooks, who flew to Adelaide with Hicks on Monday to spend Christmas with his family, has been wearing what appears to be an engagement ring.
Graham Long, a pastor at the Wayside Chapel, a Uniting Church mission in Sydney's Kings Cross, said he had spoken to Hicks about marriage but not about setting a date.
"Now that the control order has gone away it's a different deal," Mr Long said. "They're much more optimistic than they were a couple of weeks ago."
Mr Long said Hicks had told him he did not want security agents or undercover police covering his honeymoon.
Hicks is now able to travel interstate and overseas without permission from the Australian Federal Police.
Mr Long has been visiting Hicks regularly since the confessed terrorism supporter moved to Sydney to access rehabilitation services six months ago.
He said Hicks did not attend services at the Wayside Chapel.
However, Mr Long said he had provided a supporting role to Hicks and had regularly dined with him and Ms Brooks.
Hicks's father, Terry, said he was unaware his son was considering tying the knot. The couple might be planning to surprise him for Christmas, he said.
Ms Brooks, who is a postgraduate student at the University of Sydney's Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies and writes poetry on human rights issues, met Hicks in Sydney earlier this year.
The couple had kept their relationship under wraps until they were photographed together by The Australian at Adelaide airport on Monday.
Source: The Australian
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