The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has dropped trespass charges against a prominent French journalist and his film crew who were arrested while filming anti-Adani protesters earlier this week.
French reporter Hugo Clement, his crew and several protesters were arrested on the railway line at the entrance to Adani's Abbot Point coal-loading facility on Monday.
In a statement, QPS said it "has reviewed the circumstances surrounding the arrests of five people at a port facility near Bowen on Monday".
"The decision to withdraw charges follows careful consideration of the circumstances including QPS policies and procedures," the statement said.
"As a result, the QPS will withdraw all charges against a 28-year-old Victorian man and four male French nationals — aged 29, 30, 32 and 39 — when the matters are brought before Bowen Magistrates Court again on July 30."
Charges will still proceed against two Victorian women, aged 20 and 22, who took part in the protest.
Shortly after being released from Bowen police station on Monday, Mr Clement expressed his surprise at being arrested.
"It's just difficult to understand why police decided to do that because we are not a danger, we did not block the railway, we are just filming, reporting what is going on here," he said.
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