Breaking: Man, 47, charged with threatening to kill Pauline Hanson
Anton Raymond Illich is accused of threatening the life of the One Nation leader by posting on social media he would "hunt her down and kill her", a Perth court has heard.
A 47-year-old man from Perth, Anton Raymond Illich, has been charged with threatening to kill One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, according to a Perth court. Illich is accused of making three Facebook posts, including one on a One Nation members and supporters page, in which he threatened to hunt down and kill Hanson. The accused, who represented himself in court, admitted that his actions were "stupid, crazy," but claimed he did not intend any harm and was not making a direct threat.
The court heard that the matter may be transferred to a higher court. Illich was ordered to refrain from contacting Hanson, and the maximum penalty for this offense is ten years in prison. Illich is currently on bail and is scheduled to appear before the magistrates court again in October. Hanson recently visited Western Australia for a business breakfast and held a fundraiser at a pub in Midland, where dozens of protesters gathered outside the venue.
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