A small group of Hezbollah flag-waving protesters who gatecrashed a peaceful protest in Melbourne on Sunday are to be referred to federal police.
Protesters waving Hezbollah flags who gatecrashed a pro-Palestine demonstration in Melbourne may be referred to the Australian Federal Police.
A small group with Hezbollah flags - some holding what appeared to be framed photographs of the terror group’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah - joined the event at the State Library as speeches ended and people began to march.Victoria Police said the display of terrorist symbols was a commonwealth offence and that there were no arrests from the protest which drew an estimated 600 people.
Victoria’s Opposition Leader John Pesutto issued a statement on Sunday night calling for action on the matter, saying his coalition would continue to stand against antisemitism.“Victorians will be deeply disturbed by displays of support for listed terrorist organisation, Hezbollah, across Melbourne and Sydney,” Pesutto said.
“You stand with Lebanon, you stand with Palestine,” Omar Hassan, from Victorian Socialists, told fellow protesters. “Any indication of support for a terrorist organisation is unequivocally condemned,” Burke said in a statement on Sunday.“There is a higher level of scrutiny if anyone is on a visa.
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