"The Australian leader of an Islamist political group campaigning for Sharia law and a caliphate has been freed from jail in Jordan, his followers have said. Ismail Alwahwah (Abu Anas) has been released from prison in Jordan today after serving a one year sentence for publishing remarks on his Facebook account critical of the Jordanian regime.' He is the spiritual leader of the Australian branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamist political party active in more than 50 countries. The Islamist group's 'Draft Constitution of the Khilafa State', a blueprint for how its caliphate will govern if it wins power, says it will impose sharia on all its citizens, kill ex-Muslims, known as 'apostates', and introduce gender segregation. The Counter Extremism Project reports Hizb ut-Tahrir does not advocate violence directly but acts as a conveyor belt for terrorists, indoctrinating young members who go on to join jihadist groups. The group is banned in Jordan where Mr al-Wahwah was arrested,  along with at least 12 other countries including the Muslim-majority nations of Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan."