Senator David Shoebridge has doubled down on the Greens' claims that Victoria Police used excessive force on protesters rallying against a defence expo, despite him being slammed by the state's police union boss and the Defence Minister.
David Shoebridge doubles down on Greens' claims that 'excessive force' was used on protesters as he's blasted by Richard Marles
Mr Shoebridge told reporters that it was officers who had engaged in"extreme violence" against protesters, who also set bins on fires and pushed against police horses. "We say there's no place for violence in politics. We say there's no place for violence in public gatherings. But we call out as well the extreme violence that came from the Victorian Police.
"It's quite a different scenario when you are on a thin blue line. They are easy to criticise on the basis of ideology." "You simply can't make that argument, given we see Greens senators and Greens members of parliament turning up to events, protests such as this, events such as the CFMEU rally.
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