Today, the 22nd of August 2024, marks 100 days since army lawyer David McBride was imprisoned in Canberra for exposing war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan.
David stood up for truth and integrity, yet now he endures death threats and solitary confinement, while those responsible remain free.
This is not how we should treat our whistleblowers in Australia! ⚖️
Demand justice! 📢 Take Action:
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Contact Mark Dreyfus or your local MP today to express your support for David.
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#FreeMcBride. #Justice4Afghanistan.
It's really not appropriate for a politician, the police minister to boot, to be calling anyone an 'idiot' in the same breath as demanding respect for the police. It's the sort of language I'd accept from a truck driver, not from a top politician.
He is setting the tone of the discussion in an extremely problematic way by dehumanising/othering those desparately trying to stop lethal weapons sales used in crimes against humanity, while he normalises the gathering of war profiteers.
I'm extremely disappainted by this government's policing policy.