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Court prohibits Pro-Palestinian Mars on Brisbane Bridge for concern about safety
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Court prohibits Pro-Palestinian Mars on Brisbane Bridge for concern about safety

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A magistrate has one pro-Palestinian March Should not take place on a large bridge over the fears, it will “be a significant risk to public safety”.
Rally organizers have indicated that they can do that Defy the court Order and continue with the protest on Brisbane’s Story Bridge on Sunday.
The police have launched legal steps to prevent thousands of people from marching on the milestone of Queensland with six lanes as part of a National Trade Tag.

Main magistrate Janelle Brassington ruled on Thursday that it took place, removing legal protection for participants and ensuring that the police have the authority to charge or arrest protesters if they hinder traffic.

Brassington said that rally organizers had good intentions, but their proposal to cross the bridge could easily get out of hand.
A maximum of 10,000 people were expected to attend the Brisbane Rally as part of the national day of action that was invoiced as the largest Pro-Palestinian demonstration in the history of Australia.
“Because of the characteristics of the chosen location, there is a considerable risk for public safety,” said Brassington.

“It will hinder access to large hospitals in Brisbane and fire brigade.”

De Mars wanted to reflect a recent demonstration over the port bridge of Sydney. Source: MONKEY / Flavio Brancaleone/Aapimage

Brassington said that there was undisputed evidence that the Mars could be held on an alternative route that was used for other protests, but that he had not crossed the story bridge.

Justice for Palestine Magan-Djin did not agree with the alternative route about Victoria Bridge, so Brassington was unable to give an order for that plan to be an authorized protest.
Rally organizer Remah Naji said that the Mars would still continue at the planned starting point in a nearby park, but still had to decide if they cross the story bridge.
“We are considering our options … We will publicly make a decision in the coming days,” she said.

Justice for Palestina rally organizers had previously indicated that they would defy every judicial order and continue with the bridge protest to emphasize the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

“Plan B is to continue. We are planning to march over the story bridge on 24 August,” Naji told Nine Network’s Today Show.
Queensland’s senior lawyer, Marshall Bostock, submitted the request to Brisbane Magistrates Court to have the protest explained unauthorized.
“If there was antisocial behavior on the bridge during the procession (senior police leadership), the police could not send to respond adequately,” said Bostock.

The police assistant -Commissioner Rhys Wildman of Queensland said there was insufficient screens to prevent protesters from climbing the strips from the bridge to his footpaths, which were unsafe.

Justice for Palestine Magan-Djin’s lawyer Angus Scott told Brassington that it was not reasonable or necessary for the fears of public safety to block the march.
“It is not enough to point out discomfort, disruption or the fact that a sports game is located in the nearby area,” he said.
Police and Brisbane Rally organizers tried mediation without success earlier this week.

The Mars was intended to reflect a recent demonstration in the Havenbrug of Sydney, in which nearly 100,000 people were present in a sea of ​​ponchos in the middle of wet weather.

NSW Prime Minister Chris Minns said on Thursday that he would consider entering the legislation to prevent the port bridge from being used for protests.
“I don’t exclude it,” he said.
The planned protest from Brisbane was supported by civil society organizations that said the lawsuit was a waste of tax money.
Queensland Police Minister Dan Purdie urged demonstrators to respect the judicial order.
“If demonstrators defy the decision … it will not only endanger people, it will also take hundreds of police from responding to crime,” he said.

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