Antoinette Lattouf seeks penalty payment from ABC over unlawful termination
In a decision on June 25, the Federal Court Justice Darryl Rangah ordered ABC to put an end to “soothe… soothe… to“ soothe… to “soothe…, because he had political views against the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, because he“ soothe… pro -Israel lobbyists ”.
A material penalty is separate from compensation. The judge will make a decision on a later date.
Rangiah reported that he was a publisher in June Violated the Fair Labor Law Lattouf’s political view and Contrary to the business contract Not being able to respond to allegations against him.
On Wednesday, ABC called the chief civil servant Deena Amorelli to give evidence regarding the penalty issue.
Philip Boncardo, one of the lawyers of Antoinette Lattouf and his lawyers, reaches the federal court in Sydney on Wednesday.Credit: Sam Mooy
He was asked to him by Fagir About a statement published by ABC after winning the court And whether he was given any personal apology.
The statement did not apologize to Lattouf for dismissing him, but ABC said, “How to handle Lattouf from the air and how the distress was instrumental in him”. ABC expanded her “sincere apology” to her.
“According to the best of your knowledge, General Manager [Hugh Marks] Who made the statement and did not attempt to communicate directly with MS Lattouf? ”Fagir said.
“Not as far as I know, Am Aorelli said.
When he asked if someone who claims to act on behalf of ABC did not do so, he replied. However, Amorelli said that Rangah’s decision was “echoed throughout the organization”.
Boncardo was sent to court on Wednesday, “ABC’s decision to lose employment because of Mrs. Lattouf’s political view, an antithetic to a liberal democracy like Australia,” he said.
Boncardo said, “Your honor will impose sanctions accordingly,” he said. “Important penalties are appropriate,” he said.
Boncardo, pro -Israeli lobbyists “Systematic Campaign”, Senior ABC executives in the decision to dismiss Lattouf’u “very unusual situation” produced.
He argued that brands would be a more suitable person than Amorelli to give evidence in court.
In 2020, ABC agreed to reflect Unpaid penalties and overtime to the Consolidian Revenue Fund of Commonwealth, after paying a $ 600,000 “print payment”, more than 1900 -existing and old daily personnel in 2020, similar to a punishment.
Lattouf has been removed as a filling host of ABC Radio Sydney’s In the morning After sharing a critical task from the Human Rights Monitoring Organization of the Non -Governmental Organization on Social Media on December 2023 and added the subtitle: “HRW reports hunger as a war tool.”
Rangiah said that the task should be “controversial ve and triggered a“ panic status içinde within the ABC’s top management.
The judge said that Lattouf’s actions are “malicious and thoughtless ,, but he was not aimed at avoiding publishing on social media while employing ABC.
Rangah found that Lattouf advised that it would be the best not to publish anything controversial about the war ”.
The publisher had already received complaints about Lattouf’s appointment due to his views on the war that was not expressed on the radio.
Rangih, complaints, anti -Semitic views expressed, deprived of impartiality and claimed that the ABC is not suitable for offering any program, “he said.
“It was understood that the complaints were a campaign to remove Mrs. Lattouf, the pro -Israeli lobbyists.”
About 48 hours after the complaints started, Lattouf was thrown into a five -day hosting rope planned for three days.
With Calum Jaspan
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