Slain Fugitive Could Become Sovereign Citizen 'Martyr'

Lessons to be learnt from the end of this tragic road

Dezi Freeman’s demise should prompt renewed diligence in dealing with those intent on turning conspiracy into violence.

Slain fugitive could become sovereign citizen 'martyr'

Double police killer Dezi Freeman may now be considered a martyr by some who share his extreme anti-government beliefs, experts have warned.

Fugitive Freeman 'unlikely' to have been taken alive

Double police killer Dezi Freeman was probably never going to be taken alive due to his ingrained political ideology, a former hostage negotiator says.

'Domestic terror': The disturbing movement behind cop-killer Dezi Freeman

The sovereign citizen movement has once again been thrust into the mainstream spotlight after fugitive cop-killer Dezi Freeman was shot dead by armed police in Victoria's north-east.Sovereign citizen Freeman murdered two police officers and seriously wounded another in August 2025, and had previously tried to prosecute then-premier Daniel Andrews for treason, been arrested while protesting outside court, and described police as "terrorist thugs…