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“Whenever something hurts the community, it brings us all together,” said supporter Nathalie Farah, who has been at the camp every day since the attack. “There’s grief and anger and fear, but people are very resilient and very adamant to stay.”
Violence at Camp Sovereignty
He said another person was struck with a pole, kicked and punched by members of the network.
On Sunday night, about 30 men dressed in black stormed Camp Sovereignty after an anti-immigration rally in Melbourne’s CBD. Source: SBS News
The incident injured three people, with the worst suffered by a woman who required staples in her scalp to close a wound, the court was told.
A fourth man — a 29-year-old from the seaside suburb of Rye — was arrested on Wednesday evening and charged with violent disorder, affray, unlawful assault and discharge missile.
‘We’re still on high alert’
“The NSN has had a high presence in the city, which is very close to camp. In the last couple of days, it’s felt quite stressful.”
Police allege Thomas Sewell, leader of neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network, led about 30 black-clad men to storm Camp Sovereignty on Sunday. Source: AAP / Con Chronis
Farah said the attack left many shaken. “[Camp co-founder] Uncle Robbie [Thorpe] has been really hurt by this, but he’s very strong.”
“If there’s a silver lining, it’s that people finally know what Camp Sovereignty is.”
What is Camp Sovereignty?
“It says we’re here. We’re not invisible. It’s a very special area,” she told SBS News. “Like the Tent Embassy, it raises awareness of the issues our people face.”
