Anti-Islam group protests outside ABC building over Zaky Mallah's Q&A appearance
Allison Worrall and Patrick Hatch
ABC staff in Melbourne have reportedly been advised not to approach the ABC building's front door as anti-Islam protesters rally outside.
Members of the United Patriots Front are protesting against Zaky Mallah's appearance on Q&A outside the front door of the ABC's Melbourne office.
The anti-Islam group gathered at the Southbank premises on Saturday afternoon, and spoke to reporters.
A small number of demonstrators waved Australian flags and appeared to cook a pig on a spit.
ABC staff have been told not to leave via the front door, ABC journalist Loretta Florance tweeted.
The anti-Islam group gathered at the Southbank premises on Saturday afternoon, and spoke to reporters.
A small number of demonstrators waved Australian flags and appeared to cook a pig on a spit.
ABC staff have been told not to leave via the front door, ABC journalist Loretta Florance tweeted.
One protester told the media: "In here [the ABC] public opinion is shaped artificially. It's not democratic. It's not Australian".
On their Facebook page, the United Patriots Front declare themselves as a movement "opposing the spread of Left Wing treason and spread of Islamism".
The ABC has been heavily criticised this week for allowing Zaky Mallah, a terror suspect who admitted to threatening to kill Australian security officials but was acquitted of the charges, to appear on Q&A.
The ABC confirmed it had received a number of threatening phone calls since Monday's episode of Q&A and had stepped up security at major ABC offices across Australia.
An ABC spokesman would not comment on Saturday's protest.
He would also not say how many threatening phone calls the ABC had received or if any had been referred to police.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/victoria/protesters-gather-outside-abc-building-20150627-ghz9q5.html
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