NSW Premier Chris Minns had hoped the protest today would not go ahead, and when asked this morning he told Sky News the rally should not have been organised so close to October 7.
“My view is that it lacks compassion to hold a rally or a demonstration or a protest on that day,” he said.
NSW Premier Chris Minns.Credit: Janie Barrett
“We’ve got an obligation to keep the public safe in a difficult time, and when tensions are high, there’s a high prospect of clashes or violence on Sydney streets.
“Most people would agree that we’re not going to do much about Middle Eastern violence from Sydney, and we have to do everything we possibly can to prevent that kind of violence in Sydney.”
Earlier this morning, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said October 7 was a “very solemn occasion” and the protests happening today and tomorrow were “deeply regrettable”.
“The anniversary of October 7 needs to be about October 7, and what happened on that day was the loss of more than 1000 innocent lives,” he told the ABC’s Insiders program.
With AAP.
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