Pro-Palestinian protesters climbed onto the roof of the Australian parliament to unfurl posters criticizing the war in Gaza and were then arrested by the police service. Writes UNN citing Reuters.
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Four Palestine supporters were arrested for climbing onto the roof of Australia's parliament building on Thursday as the country's ruling party senator resigned over the government's stance on Palestine. The demonstrators stood on the roof of the Canberra building for about an hour unfurling black placards, including one reading "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," a common refrain of Palestinian protesters. However, lawmakers condemned the security incident, Reuters notes.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the protests.
Those in charge should feel the full force of the law. Peaceful protest has an important place in our society, but this was not a peaceful protest
The four were arrested and charged with trespassing and banned from parliamentary grounds for two years, a spokesman for the Australian Capital Territory Police said.
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