The state of New South Wales has admitted that a police officer punched Hannah Thomas in the eye while holding a torch at a pro-Palestine protest, offering to pay her medical costs. Court documents seen by Guardian Australia reveal that the state has admitted to false imprisonment and battery in its defence to a civil action launched by the former Greens candidate in October.
Details of the Incident
Thomas was arrested and charged alongside four others at a pro-Palestine protest in Sydney in late June 2025, which was attended by about 60 people at SEC Plating. The state has denied claims of malicious prosecution and malfeasance in public office.
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