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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore Community affairs reporter

Federal police ‘received reports of a crime’ in relation to Pauline Hanson’s comments about Muslims

Pictured: Pauline Hanson in the Senate. The AFP received ‘reports of a crime’ as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson fielded criticism for comments this week about Muslims
The AFP received ‘reports of a crime’ as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson fielded criticism for comments this week about Muslims. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Federal police say they have “received reports of a crime” in relation to comments made to the media by Pauline Hanson this week.

But an AFP spokesperson did not say whether they had begun a criminal investigation, only that they would have more to say “at an appropriate time”.

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