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Australian politician accused of silencing critics after YouTube channel producer is arrested after accusing the lawmaker of corruption

Barilaro is suing the channel for "defamation."

An Australian politician has gotten a 21-year-old producer of a comedy YouTube channel that accused him of corruption arrested.

New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has already sued the channel, Friendlyjordies, and its owner Jordan Shanks-Markovina for defamation.

Meanwhile the producer, Kristo Langker, got arrested in his home for allegedly "stalking" Barilaro on two occasions.

Markovina detailed the arrest in a video posted on YouTube, saying that Langker was arrested violently by plainclothes police officers, who, according to him, also assaulted members of the young man's family and nearly killed their dog.

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