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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Pro-Palestine protest group says ‘we will see them in court’ after police block Sydney Harbour Bridge march

Pro-Palestinian protesters participate in a rally at Sydney Town Hall
Chris Minns acknowledges community concern about the situation in Gaza but says he will not close the Sydney Harbour Bridge ‘for any circumstances’. Photograph: Steven Markham/AAP

Organisers of a pro-Palestine protest have vowed to fight the New South Wales police in court after police decided to not facilitate a march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge this weekend.

On Tuesday afternoon, the deputy police commissioner, Peter McKenna, said police had rejected an application from the organisers proposing a route across the bridge to the US consulate, citing safety risks as the reason. But he said police were open to negotiating alternative routes.

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