A 33-year-old man from Melbourne has been charged with making death threats and antisemitic comments towards a federal MP and a Victorian state MP via social media. Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police executed a search warrant at his residence, seizing electronic devices.
A man has been accused of making a death threat and antisemitic comments towards one federal and one Victorian state MP. The 33-year-old, from Reservoir in Melbourne's north, was charged on Thursday with four counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence and one count of using a carriage service to threaten to kill. Both charges carry a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment.
A search warrant was executed by Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police at the man's home on Thursday and several electronic devices were seized. AFP Counter Terrorism and Special Investigations Command assistant commissioner Stephen Nutt said the charges should be a warning for anyone considering similar conduct. "Anyone engaging in this type of deplorable behaviour will be investigated, located and brought before the court," he said.
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