Wednesday 2 November 2022 04:34 AM TikTok comedian Jon-Bernard Kairouz given good behaviour in court after Sydney ... trends now
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Jon-Bernard Kairouz, 25, dubbed himself the 'people's premier' and said 'all we want is freedom' using a megaphone at an anti-lockdown protest on the steps of Sydney's Town Hall in July 2021
While his lawyer had cast the 45-second speech as the mere acts of a comedian 'saying comedic things' to promote themselves, magistrate Emma Manea didn't see the funny side.
'It does not - from his conduct and the words he says - come across as a joke,' she said on Tuesday.
TikTok comedian Jon-Bernard Kairouz (pictured), 25, faced court for breaking lockdown and making a speech at a protest last year
His demeanour and use of the word 'we' to the estimated 3500-strong crowd people fit the definition of encouraging, Ms Manea found.
'If he's not encouraging the crowd, then what is his purpose?'
She found the
