Freedom of speech defence in troop families abuse case

By Louise Hall
Updated October 2 2012 - 5:09am, first published October 1 2012 - 7:49am
Constitutional freedoms allegedly infringed ... Sheikh Haron will be defending himself based on the grounds of what is considered "offensive".
Constitutional freedoms allegedly infringed ... Sheikh Haron will be defending himself based on the grounds of what is considered "offensive".

A SELF-STYLED Muslim cleric accused of sending offensive letters to the families of soldiers who died in Afghanistan will this week tell the High Court charges against him should be dropped on the grounds they infringed his implied constitutional freedom of political communication.

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