Hours after the NSW Police Force announced an internal investigation into the arrest of an Indigenous teenager in inner-city Sydney, hundreds of people have gathered during a Black Lives Matter protest in the CBD.
Once stopped in Martin Place, protesters chanted"no peace, no justice" and"I can't breathe" - the last words of Mr Floyd and a common catchcry in the US protests.
The same three words were also the last uttered by Aboriginal man David Dungay Jr, who died while being pinned down by five prison guards in December 2015.launched an internal investigation into the arrest of an Indigenous teenager in Surry Hills on Monday, after a video showing the 17-year-old being slammed into the ground was circulated on social media.
In the footage, someone can be heard saying “I’ll crack you across the jaw, bro” before the officer approaches one of the boys and grabs his hands, forcing them behind his back.Aboriginal activists in Australia are sending messages of support to George Floyd protestersHe then uses his leg to take the boy’s legs out from under him and slam him into the brick pavement., the first of several Black Lives Matters protests planned across Australia this week.
Crowds began filling the Forrest Chase shopping precinct from 5pm, holding placards and chanting"black lives matter" and"no justice, no peace".
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