NSW police end restriction on protests now Israeli president has left the country
by Jordyn Beazley from on (#73M75)
Widespread allegations of police brutality followed a rally outside Sydney's town hall on 9 February against visit by Isaac Herzog
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The New South Wales police commissioner has ended a restriction on protests that effectively banned marches in designated areas, now that the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has left Australia.
On Tuesday, Mal Lanyon announced the restriction would cease, meaning protest organisers can once again use the form 1 system to facilitate marches with police, without the risk of being arrested in the Sydney CBD and the eastern suburbs.
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