One protestor was forcibly pushed to the ground resulting in cuts and grazes.Credit:Chris Hopkins
The protesters parked a graffiti-covered van across the road and deflated its tyres,causing disruption at what police said was an “important intersection”. Police had the van,which was spray-painted with the words “ceasefire now”,towed away.
After police arrived,the protesters were split into two groups on either side of the intersection,barricaded by a line of officers.
Some protesters were also pepper-sprayed and at least one protester was pushed into the ground by police.
“In the course of managing the non-compliant protesters,police sprayed protesters before arresting three of them,who were all male,” a statement from police said.
Josh McConnon,who was walking past the protest,said he was tackled to the ground by police after he tried to help a protester up from the ground.Credit:Chris Hopkins
The statement said that a female protester who had climbed onto the roof of a different van was also arrested after she “failed to obey police instructions to come down”.
Josh McConnon,a local who was walking past the protest,told this masthead that police tackled him to the ground head-first after he attempted to help up a protester.