A 70-year-old activist has made a unique plea against charges of publicly reciting a prohibited expression during a protest.

A 70-year-old man accused of using the banned phrase “from the river to the sea” at a Gaza conflict protest will claim the charge was “insane”, a magistrate has heard.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
      91·
      16 days ago

      Oh, I misread. The headline I read (not this one) said that he was pleading insanity.

      • The_Decryptor@aussie.zoneEnglish
        161·
        15 days ago

        “I’d like to plead insanity. I think the charge is insane. Anyone who takes it seriously could be such as well.”

        “I don’t think I’m insane. I think the law is insane,” Dowling said.

        I’m not sure it’ll go well for him, but I wish him luck, and I wish he had a proper lawyer.