A former Greens candidate was admitted to the hospital after being injured during an arrest at a pro-Palestinian protest.
The incident took place outside of Secplating in Belmore in the southwest of Sydney on Friday morning.
The demonstrators claim that the company supplies components used by the class of Jets that are flown by the Israeli defense force.
The NSW police tried to move the group further and claimed that the action was unauthorized.
“During the arrest of the 35-year-old woman, she sustained face wounds and was taken to the Bankstown hospital for treatment,” the police said in a statement.
The NSW police said that a woman sustained facial wounds during an arrest during a protest in southwestern Sydney on Friday. ((Delivered))
The woman was identified as Hannah Thomas, who challenged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Federal Seat of Grayndler earlier this year.
A video filmed by one of the demonstrators shows a battle between the police and some of those present.
Some protesters can be heard say “let her go”.
A woman in a black jacket is then led away from the group and falls to the ground with a police officer.
The police can be heard “get up now”, and the woman can be heard answers: “I try it”.
A photo from after the incident seems to show that Mrs. Thomas is standing next to an officer with a swollen eye.
The wounded woman has been identified as Hannah Thomas. ((Lever: Facebook))
Witness saw the woman’s right eye ‘completely closed’
A demonstrator who witnessed the incident spoke with ABC News about the condition of anonymity.
The witness said they saw Mrs. Thomas stumble on the floor and that she was beaten in the face when officers tried to get her up.
“Several officers came over and in an attempt to take the individual away … That is when the strike took place”, “,
said the participant.
“It was very clear a strike.”
The protest was outside of a company that claims those present that the components of stocks are flown by the Israeli defense force. ((Delivered))
Another participant, Zack Schofield, said he saw her face after the incident.
“I looked to the right and saw a young woman with blood stumbling from the right side of her face, completely closed her right eye,” said Schofield.
“She was clearly struck by considerable power.”
The police have told ABC News that the incident is not formally investigated as a criticism incident, but will be recorded and assessed as standard practice for every use of violence.
“No problems were identified at this stage and no complaints were received about the Belmore protests,” said a police spokesperson.
There were no charges against Mrs. Thomas.
We also contacted the fact that it is used by the Israeli army to respond to accusations it contains by the Israeli army.
The ABC understands that Mrs. Thomas was planned for an operation this afternoon.
It is believed that doctors have investigated whether her injuries can threaten her vision, and whether she has broken bones in her face.
Greens Parliamentarians show support
Senator Mehreen Faruqi says that Mrs. Thomas has her full support. ((ABC News: Billy Cooper))
Federal Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi said she had helped Mrs. Thomas.
“Hannah’s health is my top priority,” said Mrs. Faruqi
“It is devastating that the police would violate a non -violent protest for peace, but not surprising.
“As soon as she is able to consider the following steps, she has my full support when responding to this shocking attack and the search for accountability.“
NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson has issued a statement, alongside federal parliament member David Shoebridge.
“I spoke with the people in police detention this morning, in my legal capacity, and they cannot believe what they saw happening with the person who has been seriously injured as a result of the excessive police,” Higginson said.
The police said that four others were arrested in the protest, including a 24-year-old man who, according to them, temporarily stolen a camera carried by the police.
They were taken to the Campsie police station, where they were accused of a series of violations and given conditional bail.
The four charged appeared appear on Tuesday, July 15 at Bankstown Local Court.
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