Dramatic footage has emerged of arrests in Melbourne today as anti-lockdown protesters ramp up their campaign.
Rallies against the Victorian government’s coronavirus restrictions are happening across Melbourne again today, following the arrest of 14 people on Saturday.
There has been a heavy police presence and “tensions are high” at the Queen Victoria Market with dozens of protesters flooding the area.
Riot police can be seen holding shields, attempting to separate the “hostile crowd” chanting “freedom”.
Several people have been arrested and issued with fines, with police escorting more protesters away as they contain the demonstration.
Peel St where the protesters have marched on to is completely blocked off.
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In photos posted on Twitter, protesters could be seen lining up outside the market and were reportedly sucking on lollipops in defiance of wearing masks.
However the police presence appeared to far outweigh the protesters.
A Herald Sun reporter said tensions were escalating as helicopters circled the precinct.
One woman also said there was a “big police presence” at the Shrine of Remembrance in Kings Domain.
“Just saw police officers surround a couple of protesters with ‘corrupt media’ and anti-lockdown signs on St Kilda Rd,” she said.
The organisers reportedly used encrypted phone apps to communicate, in a desperate attempt to avoid police.
The Herald Sun reports they encouraged attendees to “be agile, be like water”.
“Be ready to swarm the location to assemble,” protest organiser David said.
“Once we have assembled, we are all safe.
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“Conducting these protests is dependent on having sufficiently large numbers to outnumber any police presence at a location of assembly.
“Best way to achieve this is to ensure you have talked to everyone you know that might be interested in attending, and attempt to just bring at least one other person with you.
“If we can double the number of the protests week on week, we will send a clear message that Victoria will not forgive and not forget this suspension of our freedoms.”
The protesters have dubbed the move “Freedom Day 2.0”, following their first Freedom Day event on September 5.
It comes as police issued a warning to anti-lockdown protesters after scheduled rallies saw 14 people arrested yesterday.
Authorities had braced for hundreds of people to attend a planned ‘Freedom Walk’ through the Melbourne CBD Saturday, though the turn out wasn’t as extreme as expected.
The group’s admin admitted yesterday’s rally wasn’t as intense as they wanted and predicted today’s would see a higher turn out of people.
“Plenty of people showed up, but the police planning prevented people from grouping up, so they had to scatter,” they said.
“Tomorrow the police will be on the back foot, and we’ll be able to rise.”
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