A man has been charged following an unauthorised protest at Port Botany this morning.
About 6.20am today (Tuesday 22 March 2022), emergency services were called to Bumborah Point Road near the intersection of Friendship Road, Port Botany, following reports a group had gathered in the area, including a man who had suspended himself from a pole.
Police have been told a 23-year-old man attended Simblist Road, Port Botany, and allegedly disrupted the free-flow of traffic.
The man allegedly secured a ten-metre pole to the road and attached himself to the top of the pole using rope.
Officer attached to Eastern Beaches Police Area Command attended, removed the man from the pole and arrested him.
The man was taken to Maroubra Police Station where he was charged with pedestrian obstruct driver's/other pedestrian's path and not obey direction of police/authorised person.
He was granted conditional bail and will appear before Waverley Local Court on Wednesday 20 April 2022.
