'I find it offensive': Police chief slams 'unacceptable' protest chants
NSW Police chief Mal Lanyon has called angry chants aimed at police "unacceptable" as protesters marched in Sydney for the second night in a row.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Surry Hills Police Station yesterday to speak out against allegations of police brutality after a larger Town Hall protest on Monday.
At Monday's protest, nine people were arrested and charged and five people were hospitalised when protestors and police clashed during a demonstration against the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog.
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Some protesters were heard chanting against police actions. Getty
Some protesters expressed dissatisfaction through chants, actions Lanyon believed were not appropriate.
"I find it offensive - it shouldn't happen," he told 2GB.
"The police are there to protect the community.
"They are there for all of the community. Seeing parts of the community who have a vested interest in trying to pull the community apart is not something that we stand for."
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Mal Lanyon has told 2GB the police had the community's interests at heart in responding to protests in the past two days. Sam Mooy
Lanyon was hesitant to see police take action against certain offensive chants due to fears of inciting more tension, and insisted police would still be there to assist and protect all Sydneysiders.
"We accept that people don't always support what the police do, but we have a role to protect the community," he said.
One person was arrested last night for allegedly shining a torch repeatedly in a police officer's face, and he has been charged with three counts of assault.
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Lines of police outside Surry Hills Police Station. Nine
Lanyon also said one of the people arrested on Monday allegedly bit a police officer.
"That officer does have an injury consistent with a bite," Lanyon claimed.
"We will allege that person was biting a police officer and the actions were responsible and required to actually free the officer's hand."
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