Melbourne police conflict with anti-lockdown protesters as lots of collect for ‘Freedom Day’ rally in Australia (VIDEOS)

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Dozens of arrests have been reported amid a heated anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne, Australia, the place lots of gathered to demand an finish to Covid-19 measures, assembly a heavy police presence and at occasions clashing with officers.

A large crowd descended on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Saturday morning for the ‘Freedom Day’ rally, calling on state authorities to rescind Victoria’s stage 4 coronavirus restrictions, which embody a nightly curfew. 

Chants of “rip-off!” erupted from the group at sure factors, apparently led by an aged man, who was additionally heard saying: “I can’t imagine that is my nation! That is my Australia. I used to be born and bred right here – for 82 years!”

An area reporter on the scene reported at the very least 20 arrests that she’d witnessed first hand, sharing footage of black-clad officers as they clashed with demonstrators.

Beginning their rally on the Shrine of Remembrance, a memorial for veterans of World Warfare I in central Melbourne, the protesters had been quickly pushed away by riot police, who had been seen gathered in massive numbers across the space.

A number of the demonstrators have since deserted the Shrine and had been seen flocking to a different location, in line with a neighborhood reporter, although their present vacation spot is unclear.

Quite a lot of arrests had been made previous to the rally, with authorities serving warrants to these selling the prohibited occasion on social media, together with a pregnant lady, who likened her encounter with officers to a “kidnapping.” 

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Police additionally reportedly stopped motorists approaching the world across the Shrine on Saturday, checking IDs and detaining some people, apparently in hopes of stopping a bigger gathering.

Throughout a press briefing forward of the protest, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews additionally warned that the demonstration may lead to an extended lockdown for the state, calling it “not protected,” “not sensible” and “not the regulation.”

“In truth, it’s completely egocentric for individuals to be on the market protesting. The one protest we must be engaged in, the one argument, the one struggle we must be engaged in as towards this virus,” he mentioned.

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