Activists in Perth threaten legal action over police ban near weapons expo
Western Australia police used newly granted powers to bar at least 12 people from a security zone ahead of the Land Forces exhibition.
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Activists and a Greens member of parliament in Western Australia are preparing legal action after police banned at least 12 people from entering a security zone set up around the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, according to The Guardian.
The exclusion zone has been established ahead of the Land Forces weapons expo, an arms industry trade show scheduled to run from 6 October. Police used special powers granted by the Western Australian government last month to issue the bans.
Under the state's new laws, anyone who breaches an exclusion order can face a maximum fine of 36,000 Australian dollars and up to three years in prison.
The activists and the Greens MP argue that the bans restrict their ability to protest near the venue, and they are considering a legal challenge to the police orders, The Guardian reported.
The Land Forces expo has drawn demonstrations in previous years from groups opposed to the arms trade, and this year's event is expected to again attract protest activity in the lead-up to its opening.
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- Activists plan legal action against police ban on entering security zone near Perth weapons expo — The Guardian — World
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