Nine protesters have been charged following a dramatic and violent confrontation between police and demonstrators at an anti-Isaac Herzog rally in Sydney on Monday night.
Protesters clashed with police in ugly scenes in Sydney’s CBD, with 27 people arrested.
Police said on Tuesday nine people had been charged, including four who had been charged with assaulting police.
One 28-year-old man was charged with assaulting a police officer in the execution of duty causing actual bodily harm.
Jace Turner was granted bail when he appeared in Bail Division court on Tuesday.
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He did not enter a plea and will reappear in court later this month.
The other eight people who have been charged were granted bail or given court attendance notices.
A 21-year-old man was charged with throwing a missile at a police officer in execution of duty and will appear in court in August.
Police said they were also planning to issue future court attendance notices to six more people for failing to comply with a direction.
About 6000 people protested on Monday evening despite a NSW Supreme Court decision less than an hour earlier which dismissed a legal challenge to the Minns government invoking “major event” laws to hand sweeping powers to police.
At the time, the Israeli president appeared at the International Convention Centre less than 1km away.
Following the court’s decision, Palestine Action Group (PAG) organiser Josh Lees declared that the rally would go ahead regardless and vowed to protest peacefully.
But a series of rolling melees erupted as police used OC spray and attempted to move the crowd on.
Police said that the crowd had assembled on George St and indicated an intention to march to Parliament House.
Officers ordered the crowd, using powers under the Public Assembly Restriction Declaration and the Major Events declaration, to disperse.
NSW Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna accused speakers of inciting the crowd and defended the actions of officers.
