Elderly Sydney activist Danny Lim has been released from hospital after suffering a head injury during an arrest by police in the city's CBD this week.
Federal Greens Senator, David Shoebridge, shared a picture on social media of Mr Lim with staff at St Vincent's Hospital this morning.
In the picture, Mr Lim is sitting in a wheelchair wearing a neckbrace.
"Danny Lim has been released from hospital with a plan in place for ongoing monitoring," Mr Shoebridge wrote.
The 78-year-old had been in care since Tuesday afternoon, following his arrest that morning.
Footage of the incident appeared to show Mr Lim forced to the ground by two officers outside a shop in the Queen Victoria Building about 11am on Tuesday.
NSW Police say officers were called to the scene after a complaint was made, and Mr Lim allegedly refused to comply with a move-on notice.
He suffered an injury to his cheekbone during the arrest, with the footage appearing to show blood coming from his face.
Mr Lim is known for wearing sandwich boards with risque slogans, and was sporting a sign with words including "cvn't" at the time.
He has not yet been charged with any offences.
A spokesperson confirmed "inquiries are continuing" into the incident.
Last night, supporters of Mr Lim held a small protest outside the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills.
High-profile lawyer Chris Murphy has said he would represent Mr Lim "at no cost" should the matter proceed to court.
On Tuesday, a police spokesperson said an "independent review" had been launched to "examine the actions" of officers during the incident.
However, yesterday, the force clarified the matter had "been triaged as a complaint and allocated to an investigator from another command".
"In accordance with the NSW Police Force corporate policy on complaint handling and management, the internal investigation will have oversight from the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC)," the spokesperson said.
The LECC was established in 2017 as an independent body ensure integrity within the NSW Police and the NSW Crime Commission.
Yesterday, Mr Shoebridge told the upper house that "police investigating police" was a problem.
He described the incident as "genuinely shocking" and wished Mr Lim a "speedy recovery".
"The last update we received is that he had a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain," he said.
Mr Lim has had previous court matters relating to his signs dismissed.
