Newly elected Kooyong MP Monique Ryan has reported to Victoria Police and the AFP a series of “racist, misogynistic and threatening” letters sent to her supporters in the inner-Melbourne electorate
Newly elected Kooyong MP Monique Ryan has reported to Victoria Police and the Australian Federal Police a series of “racist, misogynistic and threatening” letters sent to her supporters in the inner-Melbourne electorate.
“In recent days, several more of these anonymous letters have been placed in supporters’ mailboxes. Their contents are misogynistic, racist and threatening,” Ryan said. “We will provide assistance to anyone who receives a threatening anonymous letter. Our advice from the Australian Federal Police to anyone who receives a letter like this is to immediately contact Victoria Police and give them the letter and any relevant security camera footage, if available.”
One social media user posted on Twitter that a Ryan volunteer in Hawthorn received a handwritten letter in recent days. Its contents were similar to ones that had been sent to others in the area who also displayed Ryan’s corflutes outside their homes.