Aussie sovereign citizen gets pulled over for driving an unregistered vehicle. You won’t believe what happens next
Footage has been captured of a bizarre encounter between Queensland Police officers and a sovereign citizen who was stopped for driving an unregistered vehicle.
When the officers told him they were conducting a “registration and driver’s license check,” he handed her a piece of paper and said, “I will give you a document for any wrongful arrest.”
According to the man, each “unlawful apprehension, arrest or detention” would cost $10,000 per hour.
As the confusion grew, the sovereign citizen’s claims became increasingly bizarre.
He insisted his car was registered under ‘international law’ and not Queensland law, and described the vehicle as ‘in dry dock’.
The female officer, still bewildered, called in on the radio to verify his claims.
The sovereign citizen stated that the registration was not in his system because it was ‘private’.
“You don’t realize it, but everything has changed since 2020. You know we’re under siege right now. I own every part of this vehicle. I own the license plates, I own the car, and it’s not to be touched or tampered with, it’s my vehicle.”
Footage has been captured of a bizarre encounter between Queensland Police officers and a sovereign citizen (pictured) who was pulled over for driving an unregistered vehicle
He insisted his car was registered under ‘international law’, not Queensland law, and described the vehicle as being ‘in a dry dock’, which left police very confused.
He then went on to discuss the reasons given by sovereign citizens for not registering their vehicles.
“Everyone has their own right to travel and no one should try to stop them. Right now they are considering whether or not to continue on the path.
‘And now they realize that they have also received my document, which also makes them wonder: what hourly rate do they want to pay and what do they want to endure?’
The footage ends with the police officers telling the sovereign citizen that he had “the right to go,” leading to speculation that he was released without any punishment.
Many Australians spoke out against the sovereign citizen after watching the footage.
“The irony is that this is all for his freedom, but if he would just register his car like everyone else, he wouldn’t get pulled over and he wouldn’t have to drive through this circus every time,” one person said.
A second added: ‘A stove that relies on international law is … something else. Also for anyone playing at home, no international law registers vehicles or vessels.’
A third added: ‘Imagine having to deal with this.’