NSW police yet to withdraw protest charge against Hannah Thomas as promised as she pleads not guilty

Pro-Palestine protester injured in police interaction facing three charges despite police announcing emergency riot powers charge would be dropped

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New South Wales police are yet to withdraw a charge against pro-Palestine protester Hannah Thomas that relied on a rarely used emergency power introduced in the wake of the 2005 Cronulla riots.

Thomas was arrested and charged alongside four others at a pro-Palestine protest in Sydney on 27 June that was attended by about 60 people at SEC Plating. The 35-year-old was taken to hospital, with her lawyers alleging a police officer punched her in the face. Last week, Thomas underwent a second round of surgery amid fears she could lose sight in her right eye.

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