"I straight away knew I'd hurt my back, Jann Alhafny told Guardian Australia over the phone from her hospital bed. Alhafny said while she was on the ground other people were pushed on top of her. She said she feared there could be a stampede or that she might suffocate. [The officer] grabbed one arm, and he yanked me up on to my feet, like really severely, and that was excruciating."
"It also extinguished the ability for anybody who alleges they were the victim of any tortious acts by police to sue the state. Labor MP Stephen Lawrence attended the protest and warned a restriction on marches by his government could create a flashpoint, raised this earlier this morning on ABC radio, saying: There will be no civil liability, because under the major events act declaration, all civil liability is extinguished."
A 69-year-old woman sustained four broken vertebrae after being pushed down during a protest against Israeli president Isaac Herzog's visit to Sydney. Other protesters reportedly were pushed on top of her, causing fear of suffocation or a stampede. Police used pepper spray and kettling tactics as some protesters attempted to defy a government ban on marches in the area. The protest area had been declared a major event under state legislation, granting police expanded powers to move and search people for the duration of the visit. The major events declaration also extinguished civil liability for alleged torts by police. Police are reviewing body-camera and social media footage.
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