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Anti-mandate protest enters third day at Parliament

Written by IWK Bureau | Feb 10, 2022 12:10:45 AM

A protest at Parliament has stretched into a third day with a group camped out on the grounds and nearby streets.

Authorities have told the group protesting at Covid-19 vaccine mandates to leave, but there have been no signs of that so far.

Police are continuing to advance slowly into the protest on the parliamentary precinct, with lines of officers gradually moving into the crowd and making arrests.

They say more than 50 people have been arrested in the efforts to clear the protest.

Some protestors have responded with abuse, haka and hurling objects at officers.

The Speaker has authorised the closure of the Parliamentary precinct, if the police deem it necessary to clear the lawn.