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Christian Sukkar, charged with on LGBTQI activists protesting a speech by One Nation MP Mark Latham outside a Sydney church, said he stood by his “drag them by their head” remarks.

Sukkar appeared before the Bankstown Court House on Tuesday and indicated that he will plead guilty to the charge of encouraging the commission of crimes, reported Nine 今日吃瓜.

“I believe I’ve done nothing wrong,”聽he told reporters outside the court.

He said that his message to the LGBTQI activists was 鈥淪tay away from our church, stay away from our children. It sends the right message,”

Adam Richard Touma charged with assaulting a police officer and affray pleaded not guilty.聽A third man charged with assault is set to make his first appearance in Bankstown Court House next month.

A man, charged with inciting a violent scuffle between One Nation supporters and a small group of protesters outside a Belfield church, today said he stands by his actions.

— 9今日吃瓜 Sydney (@9今日吃瓜Syd)

The Violent Clash

The incident on March 21, 2023, saw a mob of around 250 far-right Christian men rushing 15 peaceful protestors, who were protesting outside the St Michael the Archangel church in Belfield in Southwest Sydney聽where NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham was due to give a speech.

The activists from Community Action for Rainbow Rights (CARR) were protesting against Latham鈥檚 鈥渁nti-trans鈥� speech. , punching them in the face multiple times and hitting them with rocks and bottles.

In a video filmed prior to the attack, Sukkar encouraged “real boys” to attack the LGBTQI activists who were planning to protest against Latham鈥檚 speech at the Church.

鈥淭here is only one way, and that is to grab them, and you drag them by their fucking hair, and you f**king get 鈥檈m out of there.鈥澛燞e said those who wanted to pray the rosary should go to the vigil. 鈥淭o the real boys鈥� you go there tomorrow, and you fucking shake them up, and you drag them by their fucking head, and you remove them from St Michael鈥檚 Belfield鈥�time to rise. Time to let them know where we stand.”

CARR reposted Sukkar鈥檚 video, accusing Sukkar as 鈥渙ne of the far right thugs who punched and attacked LGBTI+ activists at Belfield.鈥�

An Apology

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He told聽ABC聽that the video he had filmed prior to the meeting wasn鈥檛 meant to encourage violence

“I was just singing the song, when you watch these rappers 鈥� they don’t literally mean go shoot up, go knock people out, it’s just a song,鈥� he told the ABC.聽“Somebody has taken it out and blown it out of proportion.鈥�

He told ABC that he made a separate video before the church event, encouraging people to be peaceful and not violent.