AN application to prosecute Premier Daniel Andrews was thrown out at Myrtleford Magistrates Court on Friday morning.

Approximately 950 people joined the court's WebeX link, with Mr Andrews scheduled to be personally prosecuted by local man Anthony Herman under charges Mr Andrews was "concealing an overt act of treason" during the COVID–19 pandemic.

While the majority of attendees online appeared to be supporters of Mr Herman, the influx of support posed significant technical difficulties for the court, with proceedings descending into chaos as many were unable to mute their microphones.

Others took phone calls while in court, or attempted to share their screen with supporters to inform them of how to mute their microphones, leaving criminal matters set to be heard before the court to suffer from significant delays.

Some attendees expressed their concerns the video link was a fake, designed to distract from the actual hearing, after proceedings had yet to begin shortly after 9:30am, despite the matter being listed for 10am.

"Is this a decoy? Where is the judge," someone with the username Sovereignlaw posted in the video link's chat function.

"Looks like a fake meeting to me – just to piss people off," said someone by the name of Debbie.

Despite his best efforts to quiet the crowd, Magistrate Peter Dunn was forced to stand down from the bench shortly after 10am, with the online hearing cut before the matter could be formally heard, however, the Wangaratta Chronicle confirmed with the court the matter had been struck out.

Outside, a crowd of people gathered to protest against the Victorian premier, with one local stirring onlookers into a light frenzy as he led chants of "reinstate the crown."

Members of Myrtleford, Bright and Wangaratta police were on hand to oversee the peaceful protests, which a police spokesperson said had attracted almost 100 attendees.

A 51–year–old Myrtleford man was arrested at the scene on unrelated matters.