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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

Police officer charged over assault of former Greens candidate at protest for Palestine

A New South Wales police officer has been charged with assault over the arrest of former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney earlier this year.

Ms Thomas, 35, was injured when she was detained during a protest in June outside the office of SEC Plating, which activists alleged was supplying parts for F-35 fighter aircraft used by the Israeli military in its war on Gaza. The company denied the claim.

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