‘TikTok guy’ Jon-Bernard Kairouz spared conviction for encouraging people to breach Covid restrictions

Comedian who dubbed himself the people's premier', rose to fame predicting' NSW's daily Covid-19 case totals

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The TikTok comedian who rose to fame predicting" NSW's daily Covid-19 case totals has been spared conviction for encouraging people to breach pandemic restrictions.

Jon-Bernard Kairouz, 25, dubbed himself the people's premier" and said all we want is freedom" using a megaphone at an anti-lockdown protest on the steps of Sydney's town hall in July 2021

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