China human rights activist Drew Pavlou escorted from Parliament House, but federal police won’t say why

Officers said higher ups' wanted him to leave, as Liberal senator James Paterson expresses concern over incident

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Liberal senator James Paterson said he was concerned" that activist Drew Pavlou was escorted from Parliament House by federal police yesterday after the pair had met, but the AFP and the parliament won't say why he was asked to leave the building.

Police officers told Pavlou he was considered an active protester", while sitting in a public cafe in Parliament House drinking a coffee, and that higher ups" had said they wanted him to leave the building.