Jewish man among first charged in pro-Palestinian slogan crackdown that reminds some of 1970s Queensland
by Joe Hinchliffe from World news | The Guardian on (#752ZM)
Stephen Heydt says he spoke in a custom-made T-shirt and was charged with two offences: one for the shirt, one for the chanting'
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Stephen Heydt woke up on Saturday, put on a T-shirt, hobbled out the door with the aid of a walking stick and spoke at a rally in the middle of Brisbane - where he was promptly arrested by a large and heavily armed contingent of police.
For his choice of words and wardrobe, the 73-year-old Jewish clinical psychologist became one of the first people in Queensland charged under new laws designed to crack down on antisemitic hate speech.
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