Arrest follows Sewell gate-crashing press conference
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On Tuesday morning, Mr Sewell and an associate gate-crashed a press conference with the Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.
He shouted insults and accusations at Ms Allan, who quickly left the area while a security detail blocked the men.
Police earlier said they were aware of the incident, noting the premier’s security team had intervened.
During a caucus meeting in Canberra later that morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told his colleagues it was “quite horrific” to hear about Mr Sewell’s actions at the press conference.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles condemned Mr Sewell’s actions at Ms Allan’s press conference.
“Obviously what we saw today with the premier was behaviour which was intimidatory and, in turn, confronting for her,” Mr Marles told 7.30.
“I know the premier very well and I know that she’s not going to be deterred from any actions that she takes as the premier.
“People in this country absolutely have a right to protest. They absolutely have a right for freedom of speech. But what they don’t have a right to do is to spread hatred, to intimidate, because ultimately people also have a right in this country to feel safe.”
Victorian-based federal MP Josh Burns has told the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing that while he could not comment specifically on Mr Sewell’s arrest, he said seeing Neo-Nazis on the steps of parliament was unacceptable.
“Seeing Neo-Nazis cowardly walk around our streets in masks and in uniform, in black-cladded clothes, cowardly hiding their own identities is completely unacceptable,” Mr Burns said.
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