Even if Drew Pavlou wins what he believes is a landmark case against a Chinese diplomat, the activist says it won't stop the bomb threats. However, the human rights campaigner hopes a protection order against Xu Jie is successful, saying China's ex-Brisbane consul-general started a brutal, systematic harassment campaign against him. "The Chinese Communist Party has been behind an extended campaign to brutally go against me and my family," Pavlou said. "My younger brother has been targeted with bomb threats, my family have continued to be targeted with death threats, I have been assaulted multiple times on Australian streets." (https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/pavlou-says-family-targeted-with-bomb-threats-amid-fight-with-chinese-diplomat-20221125-p5c1fh.html) Pavlou on Friday launched a Brisbane District Court appeal after his Peace and Good Behaviour Act application against Xu was dismissed in August 2020. The complaint two years ago followed a July 2019 protest at University of Queensland in which Pavlou was twice assaulted. Xu issued a press release after the confrontation, which Pavlou said incited violence against him. Pavlou was unsuccessful in court two years ago after a Brisbane magistrate ruled Xu had diplomatic immunity. However, he has launched the appeal after seeking legal advice from international experts even though Xu is no longer Brisbane consul-general or in Australia.
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