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Two Charged Over G20 Protests

Julia Medew

(the age)

Three men and a woman involved in violent protests at the G20 meeting in Melbourne last November have appeared in court charged with affray and rioting.

The fresh charges come just days after police released 28 pictures of "people of interest" in their hunt to identify those suspected of attacking police and damaging property.

Police sifted through 10,000 still pictures and 3500 hours of footage, including some from media organisations and the public, to compile the list.

Today two of the people pictured on the list, John Finlayson and David Nguyen, appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court charged with offences over their involvement in the protests.

Sergeant Brent Scurry from the Salver taskforce said Finlayson, 36, of West Brunswick, who is facing six charges including reckless conduct for throwing bins and bottles at police and intentionally damaging a police brawler van, turned himself into police after his picture was published last Friday. "He walked into the Brunswick police station last week and said ‘I’m your guy’," Sergeant Scurry said today.

David Nguyen, 22, of Coburg, whose picture was also released by police last week, appeared at the same court today charged with five offences including affray and reckless conduct for throwing a bottle at approximately 12 members of Victoria Police.

Two other co-accused, Sina Brown-Davis, 39, of Caulfield North, and Eric Palsis, 37, of Carlton, also appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court today charged over the protest.

Palsis faces seven charges including reckless conduct for throwing a metal pole at police and escaping from police custody.

Brown Davis is charged with four offences including possessing a prohibited weapon, namely a tonfa - a side-handled baton used in martial arts - and intentionally damaging a police brawler van. Magistrate Duncan Reynolds extended bail for all four to appear in court again on May 11.