21 Apr 2023

Parliament protest: lawyer on the issues in police response

From Morning Report, 8:12 am on 21 April 2023

The ICPA report into last year's Parliament protest has found some laws governing trespass and arrests are ill-equipped to deal with policing mass public disorder events.

Just 31 people connected to last year's three-week occupation have been convicted in the courts so far, despite police charging hundreds of protesters in the aftermath.

A police officer receives first aid in Parliament's garden

A police officer receives first aid in Parliament's garden Photo: VNP / Phil Smith

Andrew Geddis, a professor at the University of Otago's Faculty of Law, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.