28 Sep 2020

Police considered charging Black Lives Matter march organisers

From Morning Report, 8:30 am on 28 September 2020

Police thought about charging organisers of the Black Lives Matter marches in June because Covid-19 restrictions weren't followed.

A subsequent briefing to the police minister said the consideration to arrest protesters shouldn't be made public.

In the end, with thousands attending the march, police backed away from pressing any charges.

Ben Strang reports.