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Man faces court for alleged social media threats to federal politician

A man who allegedly threatened a federal politician on social media is facing court. Threats against a Commonwealth parliamentarian were allegedly posted on social media ahead of the 2025 Federal Election, police said. The NSW man has been charged with threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official after Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers identified the author of the posts. AFP Acting Commander Mark Baron said all threats against the safety and security of parliamentarians were taken seriously. "The AFP supports freedom of speech and political expression," Acting Commander Baron said. "But I want to make it clear we will never tolerate criminal behaviour, including threats and harassment." The investigation, launched in March 2025, led AFP officers to search a home in Kingswood, in western Sydney, on May 7. Police forensically examined the man's devices, which were seized during the search, and the alleged menace was issued with a court attendance notice. The maximum sentence for threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official is nine years' imprisonment. The man is due to face Downing Centre Local Court on July 11. A man who allegedly threatened a federal politician on social media is facing court. Threats against a Commonwealth parliamentarian were allegedly posted on social media ahead of the 2025 Federal Election, police said. The NSW man has been charged with threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official after Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers identified the author of the posts. AFP Acting Commander Mark Baron said all threats against the safety and security of parliamentarians were taken seriously. "The AFP supports freedom of speech and political expression," Acting Commander Baron said. "But I want to make it clear we will never tolerate criminal behaviour, including threats and harassment." The investigation, launched in March 2025, led AFP officers to search a home in Kingswood, in western Sydney, on May 7. Police forensically examined the man's devices, which were seized during the search, and the alleged menace was issued with a court attendance notice. The maximum sentence for threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official is nine years' imprisonment. The man is due to face Downing Centre Local Court on July 11. A man who allegedly threatened a federal politician on social media is facing court. Threats against a Commonwealth parliamentarian were allegedly posted on social media ahead of the 2025 Federal Election, police said. The NSW man has been charged with threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official after Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers identified the author of the posts. AFP Acting Commander Mark Baron said all threats against the safety and security of parliamentarians were taken seriously. "The AFP supports freedom of speech and political expression," Acting Commander Baron said. "But I want to make it clear we will never tolerate criminal behaviour, including threats and harassment." The investigation, launched in March 2025, led AFP officers to search a home in Kingswood, in western Sydney, on May 7. Police forensically examined the man's devices, which were seized during the search, and the alleged menace was issued with a court attendance notice. The maximum sentence for threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official is nine years' imprisonment. The man is due to face Downing Centre Local Court on July 11. A man who allegedly threatened a federal politician on social media is facing court. Threats against a Commonwealth parliamentarian were allegedly posted on social media ahead of the 2025 Federal Election, police said. The NSW man has been charged with threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official after Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers identified the author of the posts. AFP Acting Commander Mark Baron said all threats against the safety and security of parliamentarians were taken seriously. "The AFP supports freedom of speech and political expression," Acting Commander Baron said. "But I want to make it clear we will never tolerate criminal behaviour, including threats and harassment." The investigation, launched in March 2025, led AFP officers to search a home in Kingswood, in western Sydney, on May 7. Police forensically examined the man's devices, which were seized during the search, and the alleged menace was issued with a court attendance notice. The maximum sentence for threatening to cause harm to a Commonwealth public official is nine years' imprisonment. The man is due to face Downing Centre Local Court on July 11.