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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

‘I didn’t go looking for trouble’: Protester sues NSW after allegedly being punched by police at Herzog rally

Eyad Shadid at town hall in Sydney. He is suing NSW police.
Eyad Shadid at Sydney’s town hall in Sydney. He is suing NSW police. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

A Palestinian Australian man who alleges he was punched in the face when trying to stop police from harassing Muslim men praying during an anti–Isaac Herzog protest is suing New South Wales over “a series of false accusations”.

Eyad Shadid has launched a civil case in the NSW district court, alleging he was assaulted, battered and falsely imprisoned by police near Sydney’s town hall.

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