NSW police charge five after unauthorised protest on City West Link

Five people have been charged following an unauthorised protest at Lilyfield today.

Officers from Leichhardt Police Area Command attended the City West Link, near Catherine Street, about 8.25am (Wednesday 6 April 2022) after the group sat on the road, stopping traffic.

Police removed and arrested the five people a short time later.

The group – two women aged 61 and 48, and three men aged 36, 46 and 77 – were taken to Newtown Police Station where they were charged with ‘enter etc Sydney Harbour Bridge etc disrupt etc vehicles etc’.

All five will appear at Newtown Local Court today (Wednesday 6 April 2022).

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