Anti-terror police raid homes of Sydney University students

Five people have been charged with a number of offences allegedly relating to protests held in Melbourne last November at the G20 meeting of international financial leaders. Anti-terrorism police coordinated a series of raids which saw between eight to fifteen police from both NSW and Victoria descend on five different residences last Wednesday morning. Police kicked down a door and ransacked other homes during the operation. Officers photographed personal belongings of the accused, including political t-shirts and memorabilia. Four young men were arrested, three of whom are University of Sydney students while the other reportedly works as a librarian there. One of the students, Dan Jones, is the Student Representative Council’s Education Officer. A 17-year-old was also charged and later appeared before a children’s court.

A number of serious charges potentially involving lengthy prison sentences were laid against the accused, including aggravated burglary, conduct endangering a person, riot, affray, unlawful assembly, and criminal damage.

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