A Sydney teenager charged with displaying a terrorist organisation’s flag during a recent protest has broken cover donning designer accessories and driving $165,000 Mercedes.
Sarah Mouhanna, 19, was seen leaving her family’s home in Arncliffe in Sydney’s south on Tuesday, six days after handing herself into Kogarah police station when her image was released to the media.
The young nail technician, who works three days a week, was seen leaving the lavish seven-bedroom home which is currently under renovation carrying a $2,970 Louis Vuitton handbag and wearing $1,190 Christian Dior slides.
The well-heeled teen then got behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class station wagon, worth $165,000, and drove a short distance to a friend’s home in nearby Rockdale.
NSW Police launched a public appeal that led to Mouhanna turning herself in last Wednesday, after she was seen at a protest in Sydney on September 29 against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
She was later charged with displaying a symbol of a prohibited terrorist organisation and granted bail ahead of her court appearance on October 23.
The protest, attended by thousands, was part of a broader movement supporting Palestine and Lebanon as tensions in the Middle East escalate a year on from Hamas’ October 7 attack, which left 1,200 Israelis dead.
Sarah Mouhanna seen walking to her Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class station wagon
The young nail technician was wearing $1,190 Christian Dior slides and carrying a $2,970 Louis Vuitton handbag
Hezbollah, backed by Iran, has been listed as a terrorist group in Australia since 2021, and the display of its symbols is illegal under Commonwealth law.
As many as 30,000 demonstrators marched in Sydney and thousands more in Melbourne in support of Palestine and Lebanon last month.
Several were seen waving the yellow flag of Hezbollah, a militant and political group hailing from Lebanon that has been listed as a terrorist organisation in Australia, as well as photos of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The protests continued over the weekend and on Monday as the world marked a year on from the attacks.
Thousands of Australians took part in vigils and demonstrations across the country on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the October 7 attack on Israel.
More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the deadly conflict that followed October 7.
Tensions have ratcheted up even further after Israel killed Nasrallah in an airstrike, leading Iran to rain missiles down on Israel.
Pictures of Sarag Mouhanna were released by NSW Police as part of their investigation into the public order incident in Sydney last month
Sarah was seen leaving Kogarah Police Station in Sydney’s southern suburbs last Wednesday afternoon, shielding her face with her jacket
Liberal Senator James Patterson said the sight of Hezbollah flags at the September 29 rallies in Melbourne and Sydney was ‘disturbing’ given the group is designated by Australia as a terrorist organisation.
‘This is a clear contravention of 80.2HA of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. It’s time for police to enforce the law,’ he tweeted.
Displays of flags representing a listed terrorist organisation is a prohibited offence and was widely condemned by politicians, police and Jewish organisations.
Protests in support of Palestinians have now been held on the streets of Australian cities for nearly 50 weeks since Israel’s military retaliation to the the October 7 attacks by Hamas on its territory and the taking of Israeli hostages.
AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw described the display of Hezbollah flags as ‘un-Australian’ and an offence under Federal law.
‘If they are flying those flags, in particular the Hezbollah and Hamas flags, action will be taken,’ Commissioner Kershaw said.
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