Teenager Defends Charge of Displaying Hezbollah Flag

Published on October 23, 2024

A 19-year-old woman accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag at a pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney on Sept. 29 will contest the allegations in court. Sarah Mouhanna was charged with publicly displaying a prohibited terrorist organisation symbol following a protest in the Sydney city centre. She appeared on Oct. 23 in Downing Centre Local Court, where her lawyer entered a not-guilty plea on her behalf, and her bail was continued. The matter returns to court on Dec. 11. The charge was brought by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. Both Hezbollah and Hamas are proscribed terrorist organisations in Australia. Mouhanna’s lawyer, Hisham Karnib, declined to disclose the grounds on which he would defend the charge when he was questioned by media outside court....

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