{"id":862983,"date":"2026-08-21T08:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862983\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:22:11","slug":"perth-man-charged-with-threatening-to-kill-one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/862983\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth man charged with threatening to kill One Nation leader Pauline Hanson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A Perth man has appeared in court accused of threatening to kill One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Anton Raymond Illich, 47, is accused of making three Facebook posts, including on a One Nation members and supporters page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">In one of the posts, Mr Illich said he would &#8220;hunt her down and kill her&#8221;, a Perth court has heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The 47-year-old was charged in July with two counts of using a carriage service to make a threat, but it was only revealed today in court Ms Hanson was the subject of the threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Illich, who was representing himself, admitted it was &#8220;stupid, crazy&#8221; and told the court he did it because he wanted to shut down his Facebook account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">He said he had no intent and he was &#8220;never a direct threat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Illich indicated he wanted to plead guilty, but the court heard that the matter is likely to go to a higher court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The magistrate ordered that he cannot contact Ms Hanson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The Australian Federal Police said in July it had started an investigation after receiving notification of an alleged online threat to kill a federal parliamentarian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The identities of the accused and the parliamentarian were not revealed at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The maximum penalty for the offence is ten years in prison.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anton Raymond Illich \" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9e02bd4256af724e27a90e3bac820d43.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Anton Raymond Illich is accused of making threats towards Pauline Hanson. (ABC News: David Weber)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Illich, who&#8217;s on bail, is scheduled to appear in the magistrates court again in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Ms Hanson travelled to Western Australia last month for a business breakfast, and also held a fundraiser at a pub in Midland in June, which saw dozens of protesters line the surrounding streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Perth man has appeared in court accused of threatening to kill One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. 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