NSW spent almost $500,000 on court cases they lost against pro-Palestine protest groups
Palestine supporters rally outside Downing Centre court in Sydney on 3 June to demand that all protest charges are dropped and justice is sought for those injured by police at the protest against the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, in February. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPView image in fullscreenPalestine supporters rally outside Downing Centre court in Sydney on 3 June to demand that all protest charges are dropped and justice is sought for those injured by police at the protest against the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, in February. The government spent almost $96,400 on barristers and solicitors fees in that case, the documents reveal.On Friday, the Palestine Action Group confirmed the government had paid $184,584 in costs to the group’s lawyers following the case.
- ▪Palestine supporters rally outside Downing Centre court in Sydney on 3 June to demand that all protest charges are dropped and justice is sought for those injured by police at the protest against the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, in Febr
- ▪Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPView image in fullscreenPalestine supporters rally outside Downing Centre court in Sydney on 3 June to demand that all protest charges are dropped and justice is sought for those injured by police at the prot
- ▪The government spent almost $96,400 on barristers and solicitors fees in that case, the documents reveal.On Friday, the Palestine Action Group confirmed the government had paid $184,584 in costs to the group’s lawyers following the case.
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Palestine supporters rally outside Downing Centre court in Sydney on 3 June to demand that all protest charges are dropped and justice is sought for those injured by police at the protest against the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, in February. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAPView image in fullscreenPalestine supporters rally outside Downing Centre court in Sydney on 3 June to demand that all protest charges are dropped and justice is sought for those injured by police at the protest against the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, in February.
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