A pregnant mother arrested for allegedly encouraging Victorians to take part in anti-lockdown gatherings this weekend says she didn’t know it was illegal to organise the protest.
Detectives visited her Miners Rest home with a search warrant on Thursday and charged the 28-year-old pregnant woman with incitement.
"The protest never happened, no-one was actually harmed, restrictions weren’t broken, or anything like that so I guess I'm not remorseful.Mr Andrews said that he had not seen the video of the incident and how it was handled was a matter for Victoria Police. "This wasn't some casual encounter. This was our members, attending our premises to execute a search warrant."
"If however you do take the selfish option, and leave home for protest, we'll be ready for you. We'll be ready for you no only in the city, but we'll be ready for you when you leave home and hop on public transport or use other means to come into the city."
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