In news from Melbourne, four more people have been charged over the attack on Indigenous protest site Camp Sovereignty on August 31.
That brings to seven the number of people charged over the incident, when a group of people, led by National Socialist Network leader Thomas Sewell, are alleged to have charged up the hill to disrupt the camp, burning an Aboriginal flag and injuring Indigenous activists.
A still from video taken by an Aboriginal activist at Camp Sovereignty shows a group of mostly black-clad men storming the camp in Kings Domain on Sunday.
They had been attending the anti-immigration “March for Australia”, where Sewell was given a prime speaking slot on the steps of Victoria’s state parliament.
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After the march was over, the group went to Camp Sovereignty, a First Nations protest camp in Melbourne’s Kings Domain.
Sewell, fellow neo-Nazi Nathan Bull and a third man were arrested and charged over the incident on Tuesday after police swooped on them and their supporters outside Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, where Sewell was contesting unrelated charges.
The seven so far arrested, including Sewell, are facing charges related to violent disorder, affray, unlawful assault and discharging missiles.
They will all appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.