Dozens arrested, hundreds fined as police disrupt Sydney anti-lockdown protest
ABCPolice made dozens of arrests and issued more than 250 fines to people breaching the state's COVID-19 public health orders on Saturday, after a crackdown on anti-lockdown protesters in central Sydney. Key points: NSW Police significantly outnumbered protesters at the Sydney CBD Police said the the protest "seriously compromised the public's safety" The protest lost momentum after one of its key organisers was jailed yesterday The demonstration — scheduled to start at Victoria Park, on Broadway, at midday — was thwarted before it began after more than 1,500 police officers made their presence felt across the city throughout the morning. "The traffic operations around Sydney identified 137 people who were in breach of the Public Health Order either by not wearing face coverings, or who had no reasonable excuse to be travelling outside their local government area," Deputy Commissioner Mr Lanyon said. The Sydney protest lost momentum after one of its key organisers, Anthony Khallouf, was jailed yesterday for breaching public health orders.
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