Organisers of today’s BLM protest in the Domain now say “the rally is over” and are urging others not to come. “The struggle for justice will continue,” they wrote on Facebook.
Around 50 protesters who showed up to protest Indigenous deaths in custody were confronted by as many as 400 police, who had earlier warned attendees they would “not hesitate to take the appropriate action, if required”.
“If you turn up, just expect that you could find yourself incarcerated for six months,” NSW Police Minister David Elliott said.
The rally was declared illegal after organisers yesterday lost an appeal against a Sunday Supreme Court court ruling that had seen the rally banned.
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Paul Silva, the nephew of David Dungay, an Aboriginal man who died in custody, told news.com.au he was "disgusted" by the police’s behaviour.
“It's disgusting what NSW Police have done," he said.
"We literally went down there in a groups of 10 people that are family and some supporters. We were all social distancing and it really does show you that NSW Police has used the pandemic as an excuse to shut down these protests."
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Mick Willing will hold a brief press conference outside the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills at 2pm to discuss today's events.
Protester Laura Sterling told news.com.au banning the march was hypocritical of the government.
“It's a complete double standard," she said.
"My father was at a football game on Sunday, where those 4000 people at that football game, they didn’t wear a mask. People aren’t social distancing on King Street in Newtown on a Friday or Saturday night, you see queues of people closer than we are right now."
The short answer is it is down to racism, said Ms Sterling.
Here are some of the protesters.
Pictures: Jamie Fawcett/Matrix News
Police have told protesters to disperse of face the consequences.
“You are in breach of the public health order by congregating," a NSW Police officer said.
"If you do not leave the Domain you will be fined and legal action taken against you."
Organisers at the protests have told news.com.au protesters may have been outnumbered 10 to 1 by cops.
It’s thought only around 50 people came to the rally but there may have been as many as 400 officers in attendance.
Protest organisers now say they are urging people not to come to the Domain.
"Police have made arrests," the Justice For David Dungay Jnr Facebook page wrote.
"We are now appealing for people NOT to come to the Domain. Please share spread the word the rally is OVER. The struggle for justice will continue."
Three protesters have been detained, the ABC reports.
A protester arrested at the rally has ripped up the $1000 fine, saying he'll "take it all the way to the Supreme Court".
Paul Silva, the nephew of David Dungay – an Aboriginal man who died in custody – said he didn’t fear being arrested but said it should not be the case that people could be taken away by police.
“We’re not breaking any rules, we’re in groups of less than 20," he said. "We’re coming down here to listen to our families demand justice. There is enough grass here for 5000 people."
Mr Silva was later arrested.
Organiser Paddy Gibson has been arrested before the march even began. Police warned people to leave the BLM rally as they were in groups of more than 20 then took Mr Gibson away in a van.
Several people have now been arrested for attending the rally in breach of the court order yesterday.
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