> Prominent Australian nationalist Joel Davis has been arrested over a Telegram post where he urged his followers to respond to a federal MP who had called for him to be prosecuted over a protest on X.
> The National Socialist Network and White Australia activist, 30, was taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police in Sydney on Thursday afternoon, his electronic devices were seized, and he was and charged with “using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence”.
> Mr Davis was refused bail and will face the NSW Bail Division Local Court on Friday.
> The AFP said in a statement that a National Security Investigations (NSI) team “began an investigation after identifying an alleged menacing message” that “allegedly encouraged abusive and hateful messages to be directed towards a federal parliamentarian”.
> He linked an X post by Member for Wentworth Allegra Spender – where she called the rally “appalling” and demanded the protesters be prosecuted – and wrote in the caption: “Patriots – I bid thee to rhetorically rape Allegra Spender.”
> Ms Spender said she had referred the post to law enforcement, and that she had a “lot of confidence” in the AFP, which admitted late last month that it was using its new NSI teams against the NSN even though they were a non-criminal and non-violent group.
> Mr Davis later responded to criticism over the post by telling 9News he did not condone rape, emphasised his use of the word “rhetorically”, and said the media should focus on rapes committed by immigrants.
> “It’s rhetorical, I said ‘rhetorical’, people should engage in spirited rhetoric, in a democracy we should convey ideas hotly, these are very important – this is about freedom of speech and the future of our nation,” he said.
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