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WA police ban 'excluded persons' from protesting at defence expo
WA Police has banned at least six people from protesting inside the security zone at a defence expo to be held next week. (ABC News: Keana Naughton)
At least a handful of people have already been banned from protesting at a major defence conference next week in Perth.
WA Police has been given additional temporary powers to manage the expo after new legislation was passed last month.
Activists and the Greens have criticised the police for a "lack of transparency".
A handful of people have already been banned from protesting at a major defence conference in Perth, nearly a week before it gets underway, as Western Australian police put their specially enhanced powers to use.
Climate activists banned from entering police ‘fort’ around Perth defence expo
Activists have slammed the Cook government for “draconian” police powers banning people from going near the Land Forces Expo that will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre next week.
The Greens and WA Anti-War Collective said six people they knew of had received police letters this week banning them from entering the expo security zone that will be in place around the centre from Thursday.
The powers, which passed WA parliament last month, establish the security zone covering the convention centre and Elizabeth Quay busport for a period of 10 days around the event.
In that zone, police are able to ban people, stop and search anyone they choose, and remove face coverings.
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