Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison was egged while campaigning Tuesday, 11 days out from the country's federal election.
Details: Police said they'd arrested a 25-year-old woman over the incident — which Morrison described as "thuggery" — at a Country Women's Association event in Albury, New South Wales. She's been charged with common assault and drug possession, after police found cannabis on her, Reuters reports.
#BREAKING Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP has been egged by a protester #auspol @SkyNewsAust pic.twitter.com/Y825aoORIi
— Jake Lyle (@JakeMLyle) May 7, 2019
The big picture: Journalists on the scene report the woman said she was protesting the Australian treatment of refugees on Manus Island. Some are stranded on the South Pacific island, despite Australia's offshore immigration detention center there closing in 2017.
What they're saying: The woman said Morrison "deserved" the egging, according to The Australian newspaper journalist Greg Brown. "She denied it was an aggressive act," he said. "It was the most harmless thing you can do,” he quoted her as saying.
My concern about today’s incident in Albury was for the older lady who was knocked off her feet. I helped her up and gave her a hug. Our farmers have to put up with these same idiots who are invading their farms and their homes.
— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) May 7, 2019
What's next? The woman, who NSW police declined to identify, was released on bail and is due to appear in court on May 27.
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