Senator Lidia Thorpe narrowly avoids arrest protesting in Canberra ahead of King Charles’ vist

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Senator Lidia Thorpe narrowly avoids arrest protesting in Canberra ahead of King Charles’ vist

Senator Lidia Thorpe narrowly avoids arrest protesting in Canberra ahead of King Charles’ vist

Senator Lidia Thorpe has narrowly escaped arrest after tussling with a police officer during a protest ahead of King Charles’ visit to Canberra.

A small group of protesters were told to move back from a barrier outside the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Monday just over an hour before King Charles and Queen Camilla were set to arrive.

A police officer repeatedly told the crowd to move to an area designated for protests.

The group — who held a large Aboriginal flag and signs condemning the monarch, AUKUS and the CIA — refused until a squad of Australian Federal Police arrived.

During the commotion, an officer pointed at Senator Thorpe and shouted “arrest her”.

The Senator tussled with a female officer but took off her shirt and walked away.

“Everything that we suffer in this country is because of that colonial invasion,” she said.

She later re-joined the crowd.

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