Decision reached after police launched supreme court action to have events scheduled for Town Hall on 6 and 7 October ruled unlawful
A pro-Palestine rally in Sydney will go ahead on 6 October and a standing vigil will be held on 7 October after agreement between police and organisers.A pro-Palestine rally in Sydney will go ahead on 6 October and a standing vigil will be held on 7 October after agreement between police and organisers.
Naser said it was a “a good moment for democratic rights as well as the fight for Palestinian liberation”.“We had a strong case and we were going to win anyway. We’ve reached a good outcome, and it’s what we’ve been saying all along. We have the right to protest, and we need to protest now more than ever.
But Naser claimed outside court that the initial route was one proposed by police on Tuesday and PAG had simply agreed to it. There was no indication during negotiations that police had an issue with it, Naser said.On Thursday afternoon, organisers told the supreme court they had dropped the form 1 application for the Monday vigil. Organisers later clarified they did not need to seek authorisation for a public assembly once they realised that was not required for a standing vigil.
“We are concerned there will be a much larger crowd ,” he said in court. The assistant commissioner alleged Sunday’s rally saw peopleThe police’s barrister, Lachlan Gyles SC, acknowledged that previous rallies held over the past 12 months in Sydney had occurred “in a way that has not been a concern in terms of public order, breaches of the peace and public safety”.
“There has been ongoing attacks on Palestinian protests since we started this movement last year in October, they’ve attempted to shut down our rallies on numerous occasions.
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