Police will not facilitate Pro-Palestinian march on Sydney Harbour Bridge

ABC NEWS (Australia)

New South Wales police have moved to stop a Pro-Palestinian march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge this Sunday. The Palestine action group lodged an official application to protest after Premier Chris Minns announced his government would not support the march. Police say it's a matter of public safety.

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00:00The Premier has come out and stated he didn't support it.

00:06On this occasion, after our deliberations, after we looked at the public safety, it turns

00:10out we're in complete agreeance.

00:13But it is certainly we don't get into the politics of it, we get into the public safety

00:17of it.

00:18Again, it's why I say I understand there are significant issues happening over in the Middle

00:21East at the moment and it has caused angst for people right around the world, but as

00:27New South Wales Police Force, we have to look at what is the safest way we can facilitate

00:35lawful protest.

00:36And bear in mind, we're not against people lawfully protesting.

00:38If people do attend on Sunday, they do not have the protections they would normally have

00:44on public assemblies, they do not have the protections under the Summary Offences Act,

00:49and they may face themselves being caught up in a situation where they are lawfully moved

00:55on and if offences are committed, arrested and charged.

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