Police in South Australia are investigating an officer over a racist social media post directed at a Sudanese-Australian lawyer and human rights advocate.
Key points:
- Nyadol Nyon appeared on Q+A on Monday
- She received a racist, abusive message from an SA Police officer
- An internal police investigation is underway
Melbourne-based Nyadol Nyuon was sent the Facebook message on Monday evening, a week after appearing as a guest on the ABC’s Q+A program.
The message told her to “stop blaming white man and pulling the race card you ignorant c”.
The post also said: “If it’s so fing bad here foff back to the war-torn shithole country you came from.”
An SA Police spokesperson apologised for the comments and said the officer was no longer performing operational dutie