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One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts sparked backlash by falsely claiming sharia law would replace Australian law, drawing condemnation as Islamophobic.
One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts drew criticism for questioning Australia’s Islamophobia envoy, Aftab Malik, about the absence of sharia law in a report, claiming it would replace Australian law.
His remarks were condemned by multiple senators, including David Shoebridge and Murray Watt, who labeled them as Islamophobic and harmful, with Watt accusing Roberts of ties to neo-Nazis.
Malik responded that such claims perpetuate misconceptions and fuel discrimination.
The controversy follows backlash against One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who was ejected from the Senate after entering in a burqa and proposing a ban on Islamic head coverings, a move criticized by the race discrimination commissioner as increasing hostility toward Muslim women.
El senador de One Nation, Malcolm Roberts, provocó una reacción violenta al afirmar falsamente que la ley de la sharia reemplazaría la ley australiana, atrayendo la condena como islamofóbica.