Former Greens councillor demands apology as Queensland police again drop charges

Jonathan Sriranganathan claims his being arrested at protests was partly a result of racism'

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Former Brisbane councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan claims he has been repeatedly targeted and harassed by police officers partly" as a result of racism, after protest-related charges against him were dropped for a second time.

The then Brisbane city Greens councillor was arrested last October as he stood on a public footpath outside the Land Forces Weapons Expo at the Convention Centre in South Brisbane.

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