NSW police commissioner urged to apologise to ‘entire Muslim community’ after officers disrupted prayer at Sydney protest

Following a protest in Sydney against the visit of Israel's president, the Australian National Imams Council (Anic) is calling for the NSW police commissioner to issue an apology to the entire Muslim community. This request stems from an incident where police disrupted a group of people engaged in prayer during the protest on Monday. While Anic confirmed receiving an apology from Mal Lanyon regarding the disruption, other major Muslim groups report they have not received one. Mal Lanyon stated that police were "required" to disperse the crowd. The incident has sparked controversy, with accusations from figures like Mehreen Faruqi that police actions amounted to "assaulting Muslims."