Black Lives Matter protest organisers in Sydney have launched an eleventh-hour appeal to have a decision by the Supreme Court – which deemed the gathering illegal – overturned.
The New South Wales government made the submission to the Supreme Court to place an injunction against scheduled solidarity protests due to concerns about a potential spike in COVID-19 cases.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she instructed Chief Police Commissioner Mick Fuller to approach the Supreme Court due to the event organisers' inability to assure the government protests could be conducted in a COVID-safe manner. More than 5,000 people are set to attend the march with NSW Police due to issue fines to those doing the wrong thing.
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