A man has been arrested and charged with sending defamatory messages and threatening to kill a Member of Federal Parliament.
A 39-year-old man was arrested at Brisbane International Airport on Tuesday on charges of threatening a member of Federal Parliament.
He appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday charged with five counts of using a telephone to threaten to kill someone.
The 39-year-old man will go on trial tomorrow if convicted of the crime and could face between five and ten years in prison.
Man jailed for sending online deaths threats to Member of Federal Parliament.