Overview

• Magistrate Donna Bakos refused bail, saying no conditions could mitigate the risk that Sewell would endanger others and stressing the case concerns unlawful, violent conduct rather than political views.
• Sewell faces 25 charges including violent disorder and affray, with police alleging he led about 30 black-clad men who injured three people at the First Nations site, including a woman who required staples for a scalp wound.
• The court heard Sewell was already on bail and has a limited but serious criminal history, including a prior jail term for violent disorder and convictions for affray and recklessly causing injury.
• Victoria Police say at least seven men have now been charged in relation to the Camp Sovereignty incident, and detectives continue to seek public footage and information to support the investigation.
• A 23-year-old Mooroolbark man was charged over booing during April’s Anzac Day Welcome to Country and also faces counts tied to the Camp Sovereignty clash.