NSW police to drop charges against Isaac Herzog protesters laid using unlawful public assembly restrictions
Lawyers calling for all charges to be withdrawn after Sydney town hall rally against Israeli president Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Charges laid under a now defunct law against people who attended a Sydney protest against Isaac Herzog will be dropped, police have confirmed, but it remains unclear how many of the 30 protesters charged the decision affects. The New South Wales police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, sa
Move comes as police review charges against protesters from Sydney rally made under now-defunct public assembly law
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Police have withdrawn their first charges against a protester from Sydney’s anti-Isaac Herzog rally just hours after confirming any charges laid under a now-defunct law would be dropped.
Eyad Shadid, a 25-year-old Palestinian Australian man, was arrested near where a group of Muslim men were praying when they were grabbed by police officers. A police prosecutor told Downing centre local court on Wednesday they were withdrawing the two charges that were later laid against Shadid, which included refusing to comply with a police direction and resisting or hindering an officer.
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- NSW police to drop charges against Isaac Herzog protesters laid using unlawful public assembly restrictionsGuardian - World · Jordyn Beazley and Penry Buckley · May 13, 2026, 4:23 AM
- Police drop charges against Palestinian Australian protester arrested at Isaac Herzog rally as more set to be withdrawnGuardian - World · Jordyn Beazley and Penry Buckley · May 13, 2026, 7:06 AM
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