Councillor charged after Brisbane protest
Brisbane Greens Councillor Jonathan Sri has been charged following a protest in support of asylum seekers at Kangaroo Point, alleging the arrest was “unlawful” and that he will seek legal advice.
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BRISBANE Greens Councillor Jonathan Sri has been charged following a protest in support of asylum seekers at Kangaroo Point.
Mr Sri was arrested at the rally and later charged with contravening a police direction.
Kangaroo Point refugee tells protesters police are stopping him from seeing his family
“I’ve just been released from the Roma St watch house after being wrongfully arrested while peacefully protesting against the unlawful indefinite detention of refugees,” he wrote on Facebook late last night.
“I’m safe and unhurt, but the reports I’ve heard of police using violence against other protesters are deeply concerning.”
“I will be providing a full statement to the media on Tuesday morning after seeking legal advice.”
Police said a 32-year-old East Brisbane man had been charged with contravening a direction.
Protesters had earlier vowed to keep going into the night after a refugee in the Kangaroo Point motel told them police were preventing him from seeing his wife and son.
The man, who spoke from the building, said his son and wife were in the crowd, whom he had not seen for three months.
Some stood on top of fences, while other chanted “let him hug his son.”
The protesters were demanding refugees be released into the community by Christmas.
About 200 protesters gathered outside the hotel where the government has housed some refugees in Australia for medical reasons.
Originally published as Councillor charged after Brisbane protest
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