Police in New South Wales have charged six more people after a series of anti-lockdown protests that were held in Sydney and Byron Bay. 9News
in solidarity with people living currently under stage four lockdown restrictions.
NSW Police said today in a statement that two men, aged 45 and 34, were arrested at Sydney Olympic Park during the rallies.Two men are arrested in Hyde Park. The anti-lockdown protest was organised by various conspiracy groups across Facebook, and was due to coincide with similar events around the country. Photo: Brook Mitchell
The older man has since been charged with assaulting and resisting officers. Both men were charged with not complying with public health directions. The pair have been granted conditional bail and are expected to appear at Burwood Local Court on September 24. In Byron Bay, another four men were charged today after protests that were held yesterday on Johnsons Street and Bay Street.
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