PNN – The Australian Senate has reprimanded the indigenous rights senator Lydia Thorpe for a controversial protest against the British King Charles III and accusing the British monarchy of genocide.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from ABC News, Senator Thorpe from Gonai, Gundijmara and Dejab Worong tribes accused King Charles III of England’s genocide last month during his speech in the Australian Parliament.
After the incident, he revealed that he had not pledged allegiance to the British monarch when he was sworn in at the start of his senatorial term, a claim that raised questions about his continued presence in the Australian Senate.
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According to the report, Thorpe was reprimanded for what it described as “disrespectful” and “destructive” behavior. The government and the ruling coalition of Australia claim that Thorpe has disrespected democratic institutions with this behavior. It was also decided that he would no longer have the right to represent the Senate on official delegations, including the upcoming trip to the Pacific Islands.
Reacting to this reprimand, Senator Thorpe stated that this action is an attempt to silence the voice of the natives. Rejecting this reprimand, he said: This action has only made me more visible and I will do it again if that colonial king comes back to Australia.
According to this report, reprimands of this kind, which are mostly symbolic, do not have a direct practical effect, but show the strong opposition of the Australian Parliament to such behaviors.