▁protest s . ▁The ▁protest s ▁were ▁held ▁to ▁opp ose ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁mos que ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁community ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁Victor ian ▁centre ▁of ▁B end igo . ▁The ▁information ▁and ▁training ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁groups , ▁including ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁far - right ▁and ▁ne o - N azi ▁groups ▁including ▁the ▁milit ant ▁white ▁national ist ▁street ▁gang ▁Australian ▁Def ence ▁League , ▁the ▁ne o - N azi ▁True ▁Blue ▁C rew ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Patri ots ▁Front . ▁ ▁O pp on ents ▁of ▁the ▁mos que ▁displayed ▁anti - mos que ▁information ▁produced ▁by ▁Q ▁Society ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁B end igo ▁City ▁Council . ▁During ▁council ▁meet ings ▁Q ▁Society ▁members ▁distributed ▁pam ph lets ▁that ▁made ▁numerous ▁claims ▁about ▁mos ques ▁that ▁included ▁statements ▁such ▁as ▁" A ▁mos que ▁is ▁not ▁like ▁a ▁church ▁or ▁a ▁temple " ▁and ▁"( mos ques ) ▁are ▁a ▁seat ▁of ▁government , ▁a ▁command ▁centre , ▁a ▁court , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁used ▁as ▁military ▁training ▁cent res ▁and ▁arms ▁dep ots ". ▁ ▁El - M ou el hy ▁def am ation ▁case ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Moh ammed ▁El - M ou el hy , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Hal al ▁Cert ification ▁Author ity , ▁comm enced ▁def am ation ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁the ▁Q ▁Society ▁and ▁Kir ral ie ▁Smith , ▁who ▁also ▁runs ▁the ▁website ▁Hal al