Victoria Police has apologised to Rebel News chief Australian correspondent Avi Yemini for arresting him while reporting on the COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in Melbourne.
The apology, which was issued on June 27 and published on Canadian media outlet Rebel News on July 7, comes after Yemini filed his case in the Victoria’s Supreme Court in September 2020 to accuse Victoria Police of false imprisonment and imprisonment hindering his ability to report as a journalist.
Yemini was arrested at the “Lockout Law Rally” at Albert Park on Sep 5, 2020, while conducting interviews and recording events.
On Jan. 26, 2021, the conservative commentator was again detained when recording the anti-mandate rally in Melbourne CBD. In both incidents, Yemini protested the police’s decisions and insisted that he had media accreditation….