Police charge man after allegedly sending death threats to Senator Pauline Hanson

A man has been charged after police raided a Melbourne home over alleged death threats made against senator Pauline Hanson.

A man has been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for allegedly sending online threats toward Pauline Hanson.

Ibrahim Koshin is alleged to have been responsible “for making the serious online threats, including threats to kill, towards the member of the Australian Senate via a social media platform in September and October 2022,” police said in a statement.

Officers arrested the 27-year-old man at his Brunswick West home while searching the property.

Ms Hanson has been revealed to have been the subject of alleged death threats after a man was arrested in Melbourne today. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

They seized a laptop and a desktop computer as a part of executing the search warrant.

He was charged with two counts of using a carriage service to make a threat to kill, and one count of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence.

A person with knowledge of the case confirmed that Ms Hanson was the subject of the threats to NCA Newswire.

The man appeared in a Melbourne magistrates court today where he was released on bail. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Ms Hanson has said that she has been the subject of death threats in the past, sharing images of violent messages and posts that have been allegedly directed to her in the past.

“Here’s the rot my office and I have to put up with,” she said on Facebook in June 2020.

NCA NewsWire does not suggest these previous threats are related to Mr Koshin.

Senator Hanson has alleged she is the subject of death threats.

The maximum penalty for these offences includes 10 years’ imprisonment.

He attended Melbourne Magistrates Court today and was released on bail.

“This arrest should send a strong message that the AFP and its partners are working tirelessly to identify and prosecute anyone who breaks the law by harassing, menacing or threatening politicians, including those who work alongside them,” AFP acting commander Anita van Hilst said.

“The AFP supports the political expression and freedom of speech, however when it leads to criminal behaviour, including threats and harassment, even online, it will not be tolerated.”

He will reappear in court in December.

More to come.