Scott Morrison tore into ‘sovereign citizens’ who think they’re above the law in Victoria on Sunrise

‘Get real’: Scott Morrison tears into ‘sovereign citizens’ who think they’re above the law – after anti-maskers refuse to play by the rules

  • Scott Morrison slammed Victorians who defy police during COVID-19 sanctions 
  • PM said ‘sovereign citizens’ must ‘get real’ and comply with basic safety rulings
  • His calls come after a female officer was assaulted in Frankston on Monday
  • Police have had to smash car windows to remove people during border checks

Scott Morrison has ripped into so called ‘sovereign citizens’ in Victoria in a strong-worded interview on Sunrise.

The Prime Minister appeared on the program on Wednesday morning with a sharp message for people who are going out of their way to clash with police amid strict coronavirus sanctions in the state.

‘Get real is my message. Get real,’ Mr Morrison he said. ‘This is a difficult time for everybody, I know people are angry and frustrated.

‘There’s been a lot of confusion and still to be worked out on some of these restrictions.’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has slammed Victorians who defy police during COVID-19 sanctions

Mr Morrison’s calls come after a range of incidents involving entitled members of the public breaching coronavirus safety measures.

A female police officer had her head slammed onto the concrete floor in Frankston on Monday after approaching a woman who wasn’t wearing a face mask.

Victoria Police Commissioner Shane Patton told 7.30 police had been forced to smash car windows to remove people from their vehicles as they say ‘the law doesn’t apply to them’.

‘Just this week, we’ve had three or four cars pull up and people refuse to state their name and address, saying they’re not obliged to stop, so we then have to step through a range of processes,’ Mr Patton said.

‘We’ve had to smash windows of some cars because they deliberately did not want to comply with the Chief Health Officer’s directions.’

Mr Morrison said intentionally provoking law enforcement is unacceptable. 

Two women leave the scene after being approached by police for not wearing masks at the Shine of Remembrance in Melbourne on Tuesday

Two women leave the scene after being approached by police for not wearing masks at the Shine of Remembrance in Melbourne on Tuesday

‘What we don’t need (are those types of incidents) we saw with that attack … on a police officer just doing their job,’ he said.

‘People are doing their job, seeking to have these arrangements followed and complied with. It is not unreasonable to wear a mask, not unreasonable to do the most basic things around distancing.’

Mr Morrison said the public must comply with police to have the best chance of stemming the spread of COVID-19 infections in Victoria. 

‘It is tough. That is why we are providing the scale support we are,’ he said.

Police chat with a man who refused to wear a face mask in Melbourne on Tuesday

Police chat with a man who refused to wear a face mask in Melbourne on Tuesday

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