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<\/p>\nBody-worn camera footage from the controversial Town Hall protest has emerged showing NSW Police officers apparently boasting about striking a protester, as the state’s police watchdog investigates what became the most complained-about incident in its history.<\/p>\n
The footage, which has been widely shared on social media, captures an officer telling colleagues: “I f***ing pumped that c***.<\/p>\n
“And then I punched him in the head when he was down,” he continues.<\/p>\n
“I saw that,” a female colleague responds, laughing.<\/p>\n
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia in the wake of the Bondi Beach shooting to support the Jewish community prompted the rallies in the streets of the city.<\/p>\n
The officers can be seen walking down George Street as they disperse protesters following the anti-Herzog rally in Sydney in February.<\/p>\n
Police actions during the Town Hall protest became the subject of intense public scrutiny and saw hundreds of complaints lodged to the state’s police watchdog.<\/p>\n
Videos filmed by protesters and members of the public circulated widely online at the time, however this is the first-known body-worn camera vision to emerge publicly.<\/p>\n
A NSW government spokesperson said the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) was currently “examining the events of that evening, as is entirely appropriate”.<\/p>\n
“It is independent of Government and must be allowed to do its work,” the spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We have confidence in that process and will let it run its course.”<\/p>\n
A NSW Police spokesperson said the force was aware of the video but could not comment because of the ongoing LECC investigation.<\/p>\n
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More than 800 people have complained to the police watchdog about the actions of officers. (ABC News: Abubakr Sajid)<\/p>\n
In May, LECC Chief Commissioner Peter Johnson told an NSW parliamentary inquiry the watchdog had received more than 800 complaints about police conduct at the rally, which was the “greatest number of complaints on one topic in the commission’s history”.<\/p>\n
The new footage was posted online by several pro-Palestinian accounts, including former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas, who sustained a serious eye injury after being struck by a police officer during a separate protest.<\/p>\n
It is unclear how the body-worn camera footage was obtained, however it was understood to have formed part of recent court proceedings involving a protester arrested at the rally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It has been viewed online more than 240,000 times.<\/p>\n
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If you have any information about a story, contact Amy Greenbank at greenbank.amy@protonmail.com<\/a> or amygreenbank.01 on Signal.<\/p>\n LECC investigation expected to hold public hearings The footage is among several videos and images of police that night being poured over by the LECC. (ABC News: Jack Fisher)<\/p>\n In the aftermath of the February protest, NSW Premier Chris Minns rejected calls for an independent inquiry into police actions.<\/p>\n “I’m not going condemn the police for doing what we asked them to do, to keep the public safe. I’m not going to throw police under the bus” he told NSW parliament at the time.<\/p>\n![\"Police](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9281077f382e56798747f52c9d190edd.jpeg\")
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