Breaking: NSW premier and police minister subpoenaed in Town Hall protest case
The premier and two cabinet ministers could be forced to give evidence in a criminal case stemming from a February protest at Town Hall.
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Police Minister Yasmin Catley have been subpoenaed to testify in court regarding their involvement in the planning of a police operation during a protest at Sydney's Town Hall in February. The case involves more than a dozen demonstrators facing charges, including assaulting police, and the defense is seeking to question the politicians about their alleged improper interference in what they claim was independent police decision-making.
The subpoenas were issued just five days before the state election on March 13, and the politicians and senior police have been approached for comment. The defense argues that the government's involvement in operational decisions, including the use of a Public Assembly Restriction Declaration (PARD) and a Major Events Declaration, was unlawful.
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