Sydney Aboriginal leaders say nothing will stop them marching in tomorrow's Black Lives Matter protest despite it being deemed unlawful by the courts.
Sydney Aboriginal leaders say nothing will stop them marching in a Black Lives Matter protest despite it being deemed unlawful by the courts after a last minute move by police to block the rally over fears of coronavirus transmission.
She agreed for NSW Police chief Michael Fuller to apply to the Supreme Court for an injunction to deem the rally illegal.The court dispute dragged on through Friday evening, with police seeking a court order that the protest be prohibited under the Summary Offences Act. Justice Fagan did not make an order prohibiting the protest, but refused an order allowing it to go ahead, which had the same legal effect. Protesters may still attend the event, as organisers have foreshadowed, but may be exposed to criminal sanctions for doing so.
“We will go regardless, this issue is more important than a fine,” he said. “We have no faith in anything changing unless we make the change.”
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