Danny Lim announces he will be standing as a candidate in the NSW general election months after the brutal police arrest
The beloved Sydney activist announces he will be standing as a candidate for Parliament in the NSW general election just months after he was hospitalized following a brutal arrest by police
- Danny Lim, 78, said he will be standing in the NSW general election in March
- Sydney activist hospitalized after arrest by police in November
A popular street activist who was injured in a brutal arrest by police has announced he will be standing as a candidate in the upcoming NSW general election.
Danny Lim, 78, announced that he intends to run as “Danny Lim’s team of independent candidates” when the state goes to the polls in March.
Mr Lim said he was motivated to become an MP after being hospitalized with head injuries following a shocking arrest in November.
A popular Sydney street activist who was injured in a brutal arrest by police has announced he will be standing as a candidate in the upcoming NSW general election
Mr Lim said he was motivated to become an MP after being hospitalized with head injuries following a shocking arrest by police in November
The footage showed the local character being forced to the ground by two officers in the Queen Victoria Building, giving him a bloodied face and a black eye.
Mr. Lim suffered brain hemorrhage from the fall and needs constant medical attention and a cane.
He said he’s lucky to be alive and still feels he has a lot of work ahead of him.
“Sometimes I’m having a hard time, I get dizzy and I get headaches, I don’t have any mental or physical energy, but I don’t want to just stay at home,” Mr Lim told The Daily Telegraph.
Mr Lim unsuccessfully ran for Parliament in 2019 and has yet to secure nominations and candidates for election this time.
If successful, the activist from Sydney could become the first independent ever to be elected to the upper house of parliament.
He vowed to make “positive changes” while laying down the “broken promises” of ex-Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian and her successor Dominic Perrottet.
Mr Lim unsuccessfully ran for Parliament in 2019 and has yet to secure nominations and candidates for election this time
“The system doesn’t work for a lot of people,” Mr. Lim said.
“My purpose is to encourage others to get involved, be brave, and create destiny with an open mind and an open heart.”
Mr. Lim promised to bring more openness, transparency and accountability to state politics.
Free dental care, affordable housing and legalized marijuana are among his campaign promises.
Mr Lim said he is still recovering from the brutal arrest in November but would not let his symptoms hold him back.
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