Earlier this year The XYZ reported on the arrest and bail hearings of Thomas Sewell and Jacob Hersant. It was clear that the evidence against Sewell was very poor and that he was essentially jailed for his political beliefs, while Hersant was given strict bail conditions in order to hinder his political activism.
Months later the Victorian judicial system has seen fit to at least push along the trial process, albeit slowly, with a committal hearing for both Thomas Sewell and Jacob Hersant starting yesterday, to decide whether their cases will be held in the County Court or the Magistrates Court.
Sewell and Hersant received strong support among the public gallery watching on the internet, with one supporter even holding a “Free Thomas Sewell” sign.
Bizarrely, the court was closed early in proceedings for 40 minutes to the public and media – and the defence was not present. Ostensibly this was done to protect the identity of witnesses, but reports indicate that federal authorities used the closed court to argue that their activities should not be brought before the court and the public. This strengthens the case that federal intelligence assets were at the Cathedral Ranges and coordinated with Antifa terrorists to essentially set up Sewell and Hersant.
The request to hide the activities of federal authorities was made at 4 am yesterday, 6 and a half hours before the case was scheduled to begin. Had the defence fought them on this matter the committal would have had to have been adjourned, prolonging Sewell’s imprisonment and Hersant’s bail conditions for months. This also indicates that the intention is to drag the process out in order to silence the nationalist leaders.
Adding to suspicions that police had colluded with so-called “witnesses” was the fact that a “witness” had been allowed to alter their statement several times, and the original statement without amendments by a key witness was not provided by the police to the defence before yesterday, despite prior requests well before the committal to do so.
The Lying Press ignored these red flags and appeared to lazily rehash their old reports on the matter.
Victoria has become one of the most notorious police state “jurisdictions” in the world, with nationalist and anti-lockdown activists facing routine harassment.
It is telling that this committal hearing is occurring on the same days that Daniel Andrews’ government is tabling legislation in the Victorian parliament which would essentially allow him to become Dictator for Life. The new powers would give him the right to declare a pandemic for no reason and extend a State of Emergency in three month blocks at will.
The committal hearing continues today.
