ðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn lˈeɪd baɪ ðˈɛn pɹəmˈɪɹ ʌv kwˈiːnslənd dʒˈoʊ bjˈɛlkpˈiːɾɜːsənz spˈɛʃəl bɹˈæntʃ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, wɜːɹ ˌɔn vˈɛɹiəs əfˈɛnsᵻz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾɪŋ tʊ ɐn ɐlˈɛdʒd plˈɑːt tuː "kˈɪdnæp" dʒˈɪm vˈɑːɹɡiːz, stˈuːdənts jˈuːniən pɹˈɛzɪdənt æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kwˈiːnslənd.
The charges, which had been laid by then premier of Queensland Joh Bjelke-Petersen's Special Branch in 1974, were on various offences relating to an alleged plot to "kidnap" Jim Varghese, students' union president at the University of Queensland.