The Australian Federal Police are investigating whether independent senator Lidia Thorpe breached legislation by saying she would “burn down Parliament House to make a point” about Palestinian and Indigenous rights at a rally over the weekend.

In a statement to this masthead, an AFP spokeswoman said the force was aware of Thorpe’s comments and had initiated an investigation into a possible breach of legislation by the senator, following criticism of Thorpe’s comments from across the political spectrum.

“The AFP is aware of comments made at a protest regarding Australian Parliament House. The AFP’s National Security Investigations team in Victoria began investigating almost immediately into whether the comments breach legislation. This will be done methodically,” a statement to this masth

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