US Edition‘She was punched’: Police accused of ‘gratuitous brutality’ against Hannah Thomas
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, JUL 13 – Hannah Thomas alleges police brutality causing serious eye injury during arrest at anti-Israel protest, with legal team pursuing civil compensation amid ongoing investigations.
- Hannah Thomas, a 35-year-old former Greens candidate, was arrested and seriously injured at a June 27 protest outside SEC Plating in Sydney's southwest.
- The protest involved about 60 people and followed police issuing move-on orders, with a scuffle breaking out after some failed to comply amid increased anti-protest laws.
- During her arrest, a male police officer struck Thomas in the face, resulting in a severe eye injury that may cause permanent vision loss; she was charged with resisting police and failing to comply with an order to disperse.
- Assistant Commissioner Brett McFadden said police found no misconduct in footage, but a senior officer called the investigation a "shemozzle" and Thomas' lawyer denounced the violence as "gratuitous police brutality".
- An ongoing critical incident investigation accompanies civil and legal challenges led by Thomas' lawyers demanding all charges be dropped and seeking compensation for the injury and alleged unlawful police actions.
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Former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas is preparing legal action against the New South Wales (NSW) government after suffering an eye injury during her arrest at an anti-Israel demonstration. Lawyers for 35-year-old Thomas claim she was subjected to “unjustified violence” and was the target of “gratuitous police brutality” during a protest in Sydney on June 27. Peter O’Brien, her lawyer, has written to NSW Police and the Office of the Director of …
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Hannah Thomas' lawyer says police punched her and she could launch legal action
Hannah Thomas' lawyer says he has instructions to proceed on a civil claim seeking compensation for alleged police actions that he says led to her eye injury, which could lead to permanent vision loss.
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