Auckland lawyer convicted over anti-Israel vandalism campaign

Is she too dumb to be a lawyer?

The Herald reports: An activist opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza helped co-ordinate and carry out the repeated vandalism – via bright red paint “bombs” – of electorate offices belonging to National Party officials, including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Now, nearly two years later, she has appeared in the Auckland District Court asking for a discharge without conviction so that the admitted crimes won’t stymie her career. But a judge recent…

Auckland lawyer convicted over anti-Israel vandalism campaign

An Auckland barrister has been convicted for orchestrating a months-long campaign of vandalism against the offices of senior New Zealand politicians in protest against Israel’s war with Hamas. Hannah Lucy Swedlund, 28, was sentenced in the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to multiple charges of wilful damage. Swedlund, alongside two flatmates, targeted the US Consulate, […] The post Auckland lawyer convicted over anti-Israel vandali…