CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 23 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Sydney man has been sentenced to a nine-month recognisance order by Penrith Local Court today (23 October, 2026) for an online threat targeted at a foreign embassy in Australia.
The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation in June, 2026, after receiving a report from a foreign law enforcement partner of an online threat to harm a foreign embassy located in Australia.
The man, 47, was arrested at a Colyton home on 9 July, 2026, and later pled guilty to using a carriage service to make a threat to cause serious harm, contrary to section 474.15(2) of the Criminal Code (Cth).
He was convicted and sentenced today (23 Octo...