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Protesters due to demonstrate in Sydney against alleged brutality by officers during last weekend's Mardi Gras have "nothing to fear", police say.
Thousands of demonstrators are expected to march from Taylor Square in Darlinghurst to the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills about 6pm (AEDT) on Friday.
Politicians and community groups have called for an inquiry after a video emerged that appeared to show a handcuffed 18-year-old, Jamie Jackson, being thrown to the ground by an officer at the festival.
A longer video of the incident shows Mr Jackson kicking and lashing out before he was restrained.
Mr Jackson has been charged with assaulting police and an internal investigation has been launched into that incident and two others.
Another man, Bryn Hutchison, has been similarly charged over a separate incident.
Thousands of protesters are expected to take part in Friday's march.
"These people do not have anything to fear from our presence at this particular protest," Superintendent Anthony Crandell told reporters in Sydney on Friday.
Supt Crandell said he would personally brief the some 40 officers assigned to patrol the march.
"I expect a peaceful protest. I expect police to show respect and restraint, which is our mission and always has been our mission, particularly at Mardi Gras," he said.
Police were "negotiating the terms of the protest" with organisers, he said, despite the fact formal approval had not been sought for the march.
Motorists should expect rolling street closures along the march route, including Oxford and Flinders streets.
Co-convenor of the Community Action Against Homophobia group, Cat Rose, said she expected the protest to be peaceful.
"Obviously there's a lot of justified anger, but we expect everything to be quite peaceful on both sides," she said.
More than 2120 people have indicated on Facebook they will attend the protest.
Gay rights activists were also set to stage a small demonstration outside the Australian High Commission in New Zealand on Friday night.
The new video of the incident involving Mr Jackson shows him kicking at police.
The teenager says he was arrested after tickling a fellow reveller at the parade.
The earlier video showed a police officer throwing Mr Jackson heavily to the ground, before placing a foot on his back.
The second video, captured by an English television producer and shown on Channel Nine, shows the teenager struggling and lashing out at police as they try to arrest him.
Mr Jackson repeatedly tries to kick one of the officers in the face as he is held on the ground and tries to swing a punch at one of them.
Co-convenor of the Community Action Against Homophobia group, Cat Rose, said she expected the protest to be peaceful.
"Obviously there's a lot of justified anger, but we expect everything to be quite peaceful on both sides," she said.
More than 2120 people have indicated on Facebook they will attend the protest.
Gay rights activists were also set to stage a small demonstration outside the Australian High Commission in New Zealand on Friday night.
The new video of the incident involving Mr Jackson shows him kicking at police.
The teenager says he was arrested after tickling a fellow reveller at the parade.
The earlier video showed a police officer throwing Mr Jackson heavily to the ground, before placing a foot on his back.
The second video, captured by an English television producer and shown on Channel Nine, shows the teenager struggling and lashing out at police as they try to arrest him.
Mr Jackson repeatedly tries to kick one of the officers in the face as he is held on the ground and tries to swing a punch at one of them.
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