Dezi Freeman: Who is the 'sovereign citizen' accused of killing Australian police officers?

The conspiracy theorist once tried to arrest a magistrate and prosecute the state premier for treason.

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Police have confirmed that they are searching for Dezi Bird Freeman, a conspiracy theorist and self-described "sovereign citizen" who rejects government and law.

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.

Less than a week before the shooting of two police in Porepunkah, his wife, Mali, had told a neighbour that she was concerned about his behaviour, The Age reports.