APEC protesters beaten by a court order preventing their march along certain Sydney streets have decided on a new route for their rally.
Police expect to face unprecedented levels of violence and have warned a full-scale riot is “probable” when up to 20,000 APEC protesters march in central Sydney on Saturday.
Police won a NSW Supreme Court intervention today banning the march from travelling along Martin Place, past the US Consulate, the Cenotaph and major banks.
Rally organisers from the Stop Bush Coalition tonight held an emergency strategy meeting to rethink their options and came up with a new route they hope will be acceptable to police.
If it's not, and the march goes ahead, the protesters will not lawfully be allowed to march on the streets, and they will be arrested and charged for obstructing traffic, police have said.
“To ensure certainty for the many people who wish to participate in our peaceful protest and march we have decided on the following new route,” a Stop Bush Coalition statement said.
“We will continue to gather at Town Hall from 10am for a peaceful protest on Saturday September 8.
“We will now march down George Street, along Park Street and into Hyde Park North. The rally will conclude with music and bands.
“The NSW Police have said in court today and the Supreme Court has also said they support this route.”
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