澳大利亚联邦警察宣布不会根据仇恨言论法律对One Nation党领导人Pauline Hanson提起诉讼。[1]Hanson在2月接受Sky News采访时发表评论，称澳大利亚没有"好"的穆斯林。[1]她在同一采访中还声称澳大利亚某些郊区"人们不敢去"，并特别指名一个穆斯林人口最多的悉尼郊区。[1]这些言论引发了跨党派政治家和伊斯兰领导人的广泛谴责。[1]澳大利亚联邦警察表示，这些评论未达到《打击反犹太主义、仇恨和极端主义法案》下可被起诉的阈值。[1]
Hanson在发表上述评论后不到一天就进行了部分道歉，声称相信确实存在一些"好"的穆斯林。[1]这不是Hanson首次因反穆斯林评论受到法律审视。2024年联邦法院认定她存在发表此类评论的倾向，违反了《种族歧视法》。[1]Hanson已失去对该项法院裁决的上诉，但暗示可能向更高法院提起上诉。[1]
Australian Federal Police have determined that comments made by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson about Muslims do not constitute prosecutable hate speech.[1] Hanson made the remarks during a Sky News interview in February, stating there were no "good" Muslims and claiming that certain suburbs in Australia were places "people are afraid to go," with specific reference to a Sydney suburb with a large Muslim population.[1]
The Federal Police confirmed that the comments "did not meet the threshold of the relevant offence" under anti-hate speech legislation.[1] Hanson issued a partial apology the day after her remarks, stating that she believed there were some "good" Muslims.[1]
Despite this police decision, Hanson faces ongoing legal consequences from the controversy. A Federal Court found in 2024 that Hanson demonstrated a tendency to make anti-Muslim comments in breach of racial discrimination laws.[1] She lost an appeal of that court decision on Monday but has indicated she may pursue a further appeal to a higher court.[1]