Beloved Sydney activist announces he will run for parliament in the NSW election just months after he was hospitalised after brutal police arrest
- Danny Lim, 78, said he would run in NSW election in March
- Sydney activist hospitalised after police arrest in November
A beloved street activist who was injured in a brutal police arrest has announced he will be running in the upcoming NSW election.
Danny Lim, 78, revealed he intended to run under the ballot as ‘Danny Lim’s team of independent candidates’ when the state heads to the polls in March.
Mr Lim said he was motivated to become an MP after he was hospitalised with head injuries due to a shocking arrest in November.
A beloved Sydney street activist who was injured in a brutal police arrest has announced he will be running in the upcoming NSW election
Mr Lim said he was motivated to become an MP after he was hospitalised with head injuries following a shocking arrest by police in November
Footage captured the local character being forced to the ground by two officers in the Queen Victoria Building, giving him with a bloodied face and black eye.
Mr Lim suffered bleeding to the brain from the fall and requires ongoing specialist medical care and a walking stick.
He said he was lucky to be alive and still felt like he had plenty of work ahead of him.
‘I find it hard sometimes, I get dizzy and headaches, I have no mental or physical energy, but I don’t just want to stay at home,’ Mr Lim told The Daily Telegraph.
Mr Lim unsuccessfully ran for parliament in 2019 and still has to secure nominations and candidates to run in the election this time around.
The Sydney activist could be the first independent ever elected to the upper house of parliament if he is successful.
He vowed to make ‘positive change’ while putting down the ‘broken promises’ made by ex-premier Gladys Berejiklian and her successor Dominic Perrottet.
Mr Lim unsuccessfully ran for parliament in 2019 and still has to secure nominations and candidates to run in the election this time around
‘The system doesn’t work for many people,’ Mr Lim said.
‘My intention is to encourage others to also get involved, be brave and create a destiny with an open mind and open heart.’
Mr Lim vowed to bring in more openness, transparency, and accountability in state politics.
Free dental care, affordable housing, and legalised marijuana are among his election promises.
Mr Lim said he was still recovering from the brutal arrest in November but wouldn’t allow his symptoms to hold him back.
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