Magistrate rules it’s ‘not proportionate’ to ban Isaac Herzog protester from inner Sydney while on bail

Eyad Shadid, a Palestinian Australian man charged with failing to follow police directions during a Sydney protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit, had his bail conditions modified. Shadid was one of twelve protesters charged after police dispersed the rally last week, which reportedly ended in violent clashes. Shadid's lawyer argued in court that there was doubt about the legality of the police's "move-on" direction. The magistrate ruled that banning Shadid from inner Sydney as a bail condition was "not proportionate" in this case, leading to the variation of his bail terms. The case is ongoing in New South Wales.