NSW Ends Special Protest Controls
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon announced that the additional powers introduced following the Dec. 14 mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Sydney's Bondi Beach — an attack that claimed 15 lives and injured dozens more — were no longer necessary. These temporary authorities had allowed law enforcement to restrict or prohibit protests in specific areas of Sydney, a news agency reported.
"I'm satisfied the conditions that led to the extension last time do not exist now, and I'm more than happy for (police) to work with protesters," Lanyon said.
The emergency limitations were initially enforced on Christmas Eve.
The move follows events from the previous week, when officers forcefully dispersed demonstrations opposing the Australian visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Law enforcement personnel and demonstrators confronted one another as thousands gathered in cities nationwide to voice opposition to the visit.
Meanwhile, civil rights groups and protest coordinators have filed a constitutional appeal with the NSW Court of Appeal, aiming to block the potential use of comparable emergency authorities should another terrorist incident be declared in the future.
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