[9] Alp was an agitating force at the Convoy 2022 New Zealand protest between February and March 2022, calling for the protestors to storm parliament and arrest MPs.
[2][10] In mid-August 2022, Alp and fellow Counterspin Media host Hannah Spierer featured in Stuff's Circuit documentary Fire and Fury, which examined various anti-vaccination and far right figures and groups involved in the 2022 Wellington protest.
[3][11][12] In response, broadcaster Sean Plunket hosted Alp on his online radio station The Platform to share his side of the story regarding Fire and Fury.
[12] On 25 August 2022, Alp and Spierer were arrested in Christchurch on charges of distributing an objectionable publication, and for failing to allow Police to search their computer.
After ignoring Judge Large's repeated instructions to stand in the dock, Alp and Spierer were forcibly removed by security personnel and remanded on bail for three weeks.