Drew Pavlou says he is victim of ‘orchestrated campaign’ after arrest over false ‘bomb threat’

Human rights leaders report receiving emails from account purporting to be from Pavlou in recent days after campaigner's arrest in London

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Australian activist Drew Pavlou has said he was the victim of an orchestrated campaign" before his arrest over a false bomb threat" after it emerged that human rights leaders and politicians have been receiving emails from an account purporting to be him in recent days.

Pavlou was arrested after a small peaceful human rights protest" outside the Chinese embassy in London, where he intended to glue his hand to the outside of the embassy building.

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