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Pregnant Woman in Pajamas Arrested on Facebook Live for Allegedly Inciting Anti-Lockdown Protest
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Pregnant Woman in Pajamas Arrested on Facebook Live for Allegedly Inciting Anti-Lockdown Protest
Police arrested a 28-year-old woman in the Australian state of Victoria for allegedly encouraging people to participate in an anti-lockdown protest. The arrest was captured in a Facebook Live video, in which the woman can be heard telling police she is pregnant.
"Excuse me. What on earth?" the woman asks two Victoria Police Department officers, while one places her in handcuffs and the other explains she is being charged with incitement. The latter officer says her charge relates to a social media post where she allegedly prompted followers to attend a rally in Ballarat protesting the region's COVID-19 restrictions.
"I'm in my pajamas. I have an ultrasound in an hour," the woman continues. She offers to delete the social media post, but police tell her she "already committed the offense." Both the woman arrested and man recording the video, who seems to be her partner, question why the post's contents constitute a crime.
"I didn't realize I was doing anything wrong," she says. "This is ridiculous."
Victoria police confirmed the woman's arrest and incitement charge in a statement sent to Newsweek on Wednesday.
"Victoria Police is aware of a prohibited gathering which is planned for Ballarat on Saturday. Any gathering of this nature is in blatant breach of the Chief Health Officer's directions and puts Victorian lives at risk," police said in the statement. "Victoria Police has already taken action as part of an ongoing investigation into the planning and encouragement of protest activity in Ballarat."