The lead Senate candidate for Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party in the ACT is a veteran who assaulted a police officer and choked an RSPCA inspector in Canberra in 2015.
Mr Van Duren said the dog assisted him with post-traumatic stress disorder caused by his time while serving as a soldier in East Timor.The dog was handed to the RSPCA after he was found wandering the streets and looking "thin", according to court documents. The situation turned violent, and Mr Van Duren punched a police officer in the face and choked an RSPCA officer who was holding a can of capsicum spray."I was only charged with assault because there's no self-defence for police brutality," Mr Van Duren said.Mr Van Duren said the situation was exacerbated by the actions of the officers and inspectors.
Mr Van Duren said he had served his 200 hours of community service with the Returned and Services League and he wasn't sure if his suspended sentence was still in place.
Lol...and Bill Shorten is an angel...Yeah right.
Another wanker who thinks he’s above the law. Your dog got taken because it wasn’t looked after so you break into the RSPCA cut through 3 fences and when they come knocking you attack them. No one with a history of violence should be able to run for parliament.
perfect fit
(Face palm) will the minor parties please stop ‘handing them the win’. Personnel vetting is not that hard!
Any sentence longer than 1 year makes a person not eligible to seek election for federal election nomination.
Obviously he fits well with Mr Annings concept of being a man.
Oh dear
He’s going to fit right in if elected, if anything he’s over qualified
Can't say I am shocked
Arseholes of the same flock congregate together. FraserAnning
Oh, I remember this nutjob. Yikes.
fraseranningQLD could end up with egg on his face 😂😂😂
Where do they dig up these people?
Does a criminal conviction not exclude you from election?
And you’re surprised Anning is all about white supremacy
Well, in my books he's far more respectable that Ms Wong, SHY, snot nosed Di Natalie and others of that ilk.
Smart of him to leave some equivocation in his statement 'probably won't choke anyone'
Surprise Surprise Say no more
Too qualified