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Stasi of the suburbs turn neighbours against each other as Aussie police spend months tracking down anti-lockdown protesters

Wilson, Damian
http://www.rt.com/op-ed/537185-australian-police-informers-lockdown-protest/

Publisher:  RT
Date Written:  11/10/2021
Year Published:  2021  
Resource Type:  Article

Months after an anti-lockdown protest, Australian police are using informers and Facebook posts to track down demonstrators accused of taking part in illegal gatherings opposed to draconian, state-imposed restrictions on freedom.

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The police are turning up on people's doorsteps with a neat little manila folder containing details of crimes and, to them, what must count as incontrovertible evidence in the form of screen grabs from Facebook.

In one instance filmed and uploaded to social media, two officers bear A4-sized printouts from the police station computer of the suspect's social media account. The evidence comprises images of a protest, along with the caption making the apparently inflammatory accusation, "Your government does not care about you."

The suspect is asked if he can confirm he took part in a protest six months ago, which had been deemed an illegal gathering in contravention of lockdown laws – and that's when the absurdity escalates.

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