Commissioner says decision not to proceed made after legal advice from prosecutors

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Tasmania police have dropped charges against the former Greens leader Bob Brown over a protest at a logging site in the state’s north-west.

The 71-year-old was among several people charged after they allegedly failed to comply with directions to leave a business access area.

Tasmania police’s commissioner, Darren Hine, on Tuesday night released a statement saying the decision not to proceed with the charges had been made after legal advice from the director of public prosecutions.

