Greens deputy chief Mehreen Faruqi has launched authorized motion in opposition to One Nation chief Pauline Hanson over an “insulting and humiliating tweet” she made final 12 months.
The Greens senator claims Senator Hanson violated part 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act when she informed her to “piss off back to Pakistan” after Senator Faruqi shared her republican views in a tweet.
Section 18C makes it illegal to offend, insult, humiliate, or intimidate one other individual or group.
Senator Faruqi’s legal professionals argue Senator Hanson’s tweet “did offend, insult, humiliate and intimidate” their consumer and “other people who share attributes” along with her.
Her crew have requested for the tweet to be deleted, and changed with a pinned put up on Senator Hanson’s Twitter for 3 months stating she “committed unlawful offensive behaviour”.
The legal professionals are additionally requesting the court docket order Senator Hanson pay $150,000 to a charity chosen by Senator Faruqi, in addition to ordering the One Nation chief attend anti-racism coaching.
Senator Faruqi stated she was “drawing a line in the sand”.
“I’ve taken on bullies my whole life,” she wrote on Twitter.
“I believe that if you have the power to make positive change, you should use it for the benefit of the community.
“Senator Hanson cannot keep insulting and humiliating us without any serious consequences.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
