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Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the audience during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annu (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Javier Milei, Argentina’s right-wing president, has accused Britain of imprisoning individuals who expose crimes committed by immigrants, in a controversial speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
Echoing recent remarks made by Elon Musk, Milei criticised "woke-ism" for distorting the debate on immigration and suppressing dissenting views.
His remarks, which follow the technocrat billionaire's growing attacks on progressive ideologies, suggestf a burgeoning alliance between the pair.
During his speech, a likely reference to the Southport triple murder and the subsequent riots which swept the UK in the summer, Milei said: "Is it not true that right now, as we speak, in the UK, citizens are being imprisoned for exposing horrifying crimes committed by Muslim migrants? Crimes that the Government seeks to conceal?"
Axel Rudakubana, imprisoned at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday, is not in fact Muslim - although he was in possession of an Al-Qaeda training manual.
Elon Musk was accused to doing a Nazi salute during a recent speech (Image: NC)
Mr Musk has similarly mounted a vocal defence of individuals prosecuted during last summer’s disburbances for inciting violence online.
He also inaccurately described far-right figure Tommy Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a convicted criminal and founder of the English Defence League – as a political prisoner.
Mr Milei, who attended Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this week, also used his WEF address to defend Mr Musk amid a backlash over a gesture made by the billionaire that many have perceived as a "Nazi salute".
Calling the X owner a "dear friend" and describing him as an "innocent victim of woke-ism," Mr Milei said the gesture was nothing more than "a display of gratitude to the people".
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He framed the criticism of Mr Musk as part of a broader campaign to suppress freedom of speech, accusing progressive ideologues of using labels to discredit their opponents.
He declared: "If you’re white, you must be racist; if you’re a man, you must be part of the patriarchy.
"For every challenge, they have a label, and then they try to suppress you by force or legal means.
“Because beneath the rhetoric that they so often preach what truly lies is their blatant desire to eliminate dissent, criticism and ultimately freedom so they can continue to uphold a model in which they are the main beneficiaries.”
Argentina's President Javier Milei at Davos (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Mr Milei also praised leaders such as Donald Trump, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Hungary’s Viktor Orban, and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu.
A UK government spokesman defended the country’s legal system, saying: "This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech – which already exists in law for education providers.
"However, we have been clear that individuals posting hateful, illegal content should know this will be met with a robust law enforcement response."
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