Judge Frees Protester, Citing Unreasonable Bail Rules

0:00It's April 15th. Welcome in. This is Sydney News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. A judge in Sydney just tossed out harsh bail rules on seeing a hopper. A protestor was zero criminal record from that February 9th anti-Hersogg rally at Town Hall. Police had banned her from any unlawful protests and kept her out of the city of Sydney unless for work or court. Deputy Chief Judge Michael Antrim called those conditions unreasonable and pointless since skipping unlawful protests is already a bail no-no anyway. Meanwhile, hoppers one of 26 folks charged so far and lawyers say police might hit another 30 with charges. A police watchdog's digging into claims of misconduct from the whole chaotic event where tensions boiled over during the Israeli president's visit. Lawyers are fired up, arguing these city bans are straight out of domestic violence playbooks, slapped on minor protest defenses just to chill free.

1:00Nick Hanna, repping several protesters, won a similar fight this week for his client Prince Aiden, 42 after cops raided his home at 5 a.m. With tactical gear over rally charges like resisting arrest, other cases keep popping. Jays Turner, 28. God has curfew ease to hit a festival despite video of a wild light rail scuffle where he faced. Assault charges carrying up to seven years, police pushback hard claiming hopper could endanger folks if allowed in the CBD for protests. As these court battles stretch into months, with not guilty pleas all around, it's spotlighting the clash between protests rights and public safety. Claims from NSW Premier Chris Mins and police commissioner Mal Lanyon, who say cops showed restraint in an impossible spot.