<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man will front court today after allegedly threatening a federal politician before this year's election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian Federal Police launched an investigation in March after discovering alleged threats being made against the MP, who has not been identified, on social media.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The AFP allegedly linked a man from Kingswood, in Sydney's west, to the social media account making the threats.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/false-botox-virals-found-prompting-urgent-health-warnings/6eabffb7-eb4f-4e5d-a082-f983337659fc"><strong><span>False Botox virals found, prompting urgent health warnings</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers executed a search warrant on the home on May 7.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man's electronic devices were seized during the search and the man was issued with a court attendance notice to face one count of threatening to cause harm to a public official.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Acting Commander Mark Baron said the AFP supports free speech, but threats would not be tolerated. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-man-to-front-court-after-politician-threatened-on-social-media/4bae2e8b-2448-45d0-9d05-cabd333532c6" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The AFP supports freedom of speech and political expression, but I want to make it clear we will never tolerate criminal behaviour, including threats and harassment," Baron said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The accused man will front Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court today. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If convicted, he faces up to nine years in prison.</span></div></div>