Teenager charged with brandishing Hezbollah symbol during protests in Sydney

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Teenager charged with brandishing Hezbollah symbol during protests in Sydney

A teenager has been charged with brandishing a banned Hezbollah symbol at a protest after she handed herself into police.

Operation Shield investigators released images of the 19-year old as part of an investigation into a public order incident in Sydney over the weekend.

The 19-year-old woman turned herself in at Kogarah Police Station about 10am on Wednesday, where she was charged with displaying a prohibited terrorists organisation symbol in public.

Camera IconA 19-year old woman has been charged with displaying a prohibited symbol at a Hezbollah protest on Sunday. NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia

She was granted bail with strict conditions and is due to appear before the Downing Centre Local Court on October 23.

The teen was allegedly one of thousands of people who attended rallies in Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend following the ****** of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Hezbollah flags and framed pictures of Nasrallah were reportedly being handed out to protesters in both cities.

Under section 80.2 of the Commonwealth ********* Code, it is ******** to display Hezbollah symbols because it is classified as a ********** organisation.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconShe was granted bail. NewsWire Credit: News Corp Australia

NSW Police have now moved to block protests scheduled for this weekend in Sydney, claiming they were not satisfied the event could proceed safely.

The Palestine Action Group has planned to hold the protests in Sydney on Sunday and Monday to mark the one-year anniversary of the ****** ******* on *******.

Around 70,000 people were expected to attend the rallies but NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has moved to seek an order from the NSW Supreme Court to prohibit the protests.

A police spokesperson said while they recognised and supported the rights of people to exercise free speech and peaceful assembly, the first priority for the NSW Police Force was the safety of protesters and the wider community.

data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconPeople waved Hezbollah flags at a protest at Sydney’s Town Hall on Sunday. NewsWire / Damian Shaw Credit: News Corp Australia

NSW Police lodged the application with the state’s highest court on Wednesday afternoon.

The matter was the subject of a hastily-arranged mention in the state’s highest court on Wednesday afternoon, where it was set down for a hearing on Thursday.

The court was told that up to seven witnesses will be called by both sides during the proceedings on Thursday afternoon.

Protest organiser Josh Lees told ABC they would go to court to ****** for their right to protest.

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