A fugitive who allegedly murdered two officers in a small rural Australian town in the state of Victoria is being helped by some members of the community, police have said.

Dezi Freeman has been on the run since last Tuesday, when police arrived at his Porepunkah property to execute a search warrant, reportedly relating to a sex crimes investigation.

Mr Freeman, a known conspiracy theorist, escaped into thick bushland bordering the property, with a massive manhunt for him now in its seventh day.
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Victoria Police say a thorough risk assessment was conducted before 10 officers had travelled to his property, but specialist police support had not been requested.

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Who is Dezi Freeman, the 'sovereign citizen' wanted for killing police?

Freeman, 56, has a long history with the police, and his hatred of authority has been well documented in online posts, videos and court documents.

He has called police "terrorist thugs", compared them to Nazis and tried to arrest a magistrate during court proceedings.
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Freeman - born Desmond Christopher Filby - developed a public profile for his views on the health crisis.

He refused to wear face masks in shops, rejected vaccinations and became increasingly outspoken about his distrust of the government restrictions and lockdowns - of which Victoria had particularly long and strict ones.

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