Crackdown on anti-lockdown protests resulted in a visit by police to Sam Newman and a pregnant mother's arrest
A Ballarat mother and controverisal television identity Sam Newman are the latest people to be spoken to by police for allegedly encouraging Victorians to take part in anti-lockdown gatherings this weekend.
Just hours earlier, 28-year-old pregnant woman Zoe Buhler live-streamed her arrest on social media after detectives descended on her Miners Rest home armed with a search warrant. “Police executed a search warrant at a Miners Rest address this afternoon and a mobile device was seized. As a result, a 28-year-old female has been charged with the offence of incitement and has been bailed to appear at the Ballarat Magistrates Court on January 25,” they said.“Any gathering of this nature is in blatant breach of the Chief Health Officer’s directions and puts Victorian lives at risk.
Ms Buhler's Facebook page includes links to a “peaceful, freedom day” protest in the centre of the regional city on Saturday. The event itself has since been removed from Facebook.
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