Melbourne Man to Face Court for Carrying Prohibited Terror Symbol, the Hezbollah Flag

A man who allegedly carried the flag of the terrorist organisation at a protest in September last year has been summoned by an anti-Semitic taskforce.

A supporter of Lebanon's Hezbollah gestures as he holds a Hezbollah flag in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on May 7, 2018. Aziz Taher/Reuters

The Australian Federal Police have summoned a 34-year-old Melbourne man to appear in court charged with allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a pro-Palestinian protest in the city’s CBD on Sept. 29, 2024.

He has been charged as part of Special Operation Avalite, which was set up last year to investigate incidents of anti-Semitism.