A man holds a placard with an image of fugitive Dezi Freeman at a protest against government immigration policy, during a march from Rundle Park in Adelaide, Australia on Aug. 31, 2025. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
A 39-year-old man has been arrested after carrying an “offensive” placard depicting accused police killer Dezi Freeman at a March for Australia rally in Adelaide.
South Australian Police confirmed on Sept. 2 the Golden Grove man walked into Grenfell Street police station where he was arrested and interviewed.
He has been charged with displaying offensive material and offensive behaviour in a public place.
The placard showed Freeman’s face with the words “Free Man” beneath it.
The man, wearing sunglasses, shorts and draped in an Australian flag, was photographed and filmed in the crowd of Aug. 31 rally against government immigration policy, which drew about 15,000 people to Adelaide’s CBD.
