Australia's Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), New South Wales's independent police oversight body, has received at least 800 complaints related to alleged police brutality at a February protest in Sydney — the largest number of complaints on a single topic in the commission's history. The protest, held on 9 February, was directed against a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog and drew accusations of excessive force by police against demonstrators. LECC chief commissioner Peter Johnson SC has warned that NSW Police are being "overly defensive" in responding to information requests, hampering the investigation and drawing concern from lawmakers who say full access to evidence is essential where misconduct may have occurred.