Legal experts argue injunction required police restraint during housing protests

Legal experts suggest that an urgent injunction filed on Tuesday, 20 October, to protect the right to assembly during housing protests should have compelled authorities to exercise restraint. While the court's admission of the injunction on Thursday, 22 October, does not legally suspend police powers to act, experts argue it created a duty of prudence given the ongoing judicial review regarding the constitutionality of restricting demonstrations.