The Australian's cartoonist Johannes Leak has hit back at a Greens Senator's 'totalitarian' legal bid to delete his satire, claiming the illustration is no different to how he would depict other Australian political leaders.
'Totalitarian impulse': Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi attempts to 'delete' satirical cartoon from the internet in legal threat
Speaking with Sky News Australia host Chris Kenny on Thursday, Leak said it was the first time a subject of his drawings had been"so upset by my cartoon that they’ve felt compelled to bring the lawyers in". In the cartoon, published last Monday, Ms Faruqi is portrayed using a roller to paint over the date displayed on the wall, which marks Hamas' deadly attack on Israel last year. The Australian on Thursday revealed lawyers for the New South Wales Senator had sent the publication a concerns notice, claiming the cartoon has the potential to harm her reputation and turn away voters.
"The Cartoon has the potential to harm Senator Faruqi’s reputation in the future by causing Australians not to vote in her favour in the next Senate election, because they think that she is affiliated with a terrorist organisation," the letter read. Ms Faruqi claimed Palestinians"need to decide where they want to go with their own region", after being pressed on the matter numerous times by host David Speers.
In response to the defamation threat, lawyers on behalf of The Australian argue in Ms Faruqi's role as a Senator she"has positioned herself as a spokesperson" on issues relating to the Israel and Palestine conflict.
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