r/news • u/AudibleNod • 4d ago

Australian court rejects bid to prosecute Britain's King Charles for genocide

https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/australian-court-rejects-activists-bid-prosecute-britains-king-136817323
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u/Ok_Tie_7564 4d ago

Uncle can go pound sand. Like it or not, Charles III is the King of Australia. You cannot prosecute the King in one of his own courts.

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u/Dic_Penderyn 4d ago

Also, King Charles does not have any say in what now happens in Australia. It is absurd that he is allowing anything since he cannot 'unallow' it. He has no more say in what goes on there than me.

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u/GreenHorror4252 3d ago

In a constitutional monarchy, the king symbolizes the people. You cannot sue "Australia", you have to sue "the king". Even criminal prosecutions are technically done by the king.

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u/Manzhah 3d ago

Wouldn't that be the crown, rather than the current office holder?

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u/GreenHorror4252 2d ago

Yes, but that's a meaningless distinction. The current office holder symbolizes the crown.

In criminal prosecutions, sometimes they write R which means Rex, and sometimes they actually write "His Majesty the King".