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Wedding photographers, tradies, serial rabble-rousers and even a Sky News pundit and wannabe MP are among those charged over Sydney s lockdown protest. On Sunday, 21 men faced Parramatta Local Court for various crimes allegedly committed at the rally - which descended into rioting by early afternoon. They include the man allegedly seen punching a police horse in the mouth in photos from the thick of the crowd that shocked Australia. Most other charges are for assaulting police, resisting arrest, and breaching public health orders by being there in the first place. One of the more well-known faces charged by police is TikTok star Jon-Bernard Kairouz, 24, who spoke at the protest and took videos before removing them from his social media page. ....
Deputy Commissioner Lanyon said police were prepared for the size of the protest, where more than 3500 people marched through the CBD, but the behaviour by those involved was “unprecedented” and “disgraceful”. “We certainly weren’t taken by surprise . we had between 350-400 officers made up of general duties and specialised forces there,” he said. “What took us by surprise and what disappoints me greatly is the level of violence that people were prepared to use, that was unprecedented. That’s not Sydney and that’s not what we expect. This is not a time for the community to be in conflict with police.“ ....