A man charged over a violent Sydney street attack on LGBTQI activists has apologised for a video he made before the fracas, encouraging people to "drag protesters by their head".
Three men have been charged over the the confrontation which erupted at southwest Belfield on Tuesday night when the small group of LGBTQI peaceful protesters were attacked outside a church before Mark Latham gave a speech.
The NSW One Nation leader was invited to speak at the church hall about parental rights ahead of Saturday's state election.
Police said the activists were attacked by a large mob which pelted them and police with glass bottles and other projectiles.
A constable was injured and the riot squad was called to disperse the out-of-control crowd.
Christian Sukkar who is charged with encouraging the commission of crimes now says a provocative video he made was not meant to encourage violence.
In the video he said, "You go there tomorrow and you f***ing shake them up, and you drag them by the f***ing head, and you remove them from St Michael's Belfield.
"Time to rise, time to let them know where we stand," he said.
After his arrest he told the ABC he regretted the video and didn't post it on social media, but did send it to "a couple of boys".
"I'm very apologetic if my message turned very harmful … if they took my comments as an incitement of hate," he said.
"This is not what I am about."
Detectives on Wednesday night charged a third man, 42, with assaulting a police officer during public disorder, hindering or resisting an officer in the execution of duty and affray.
He was granted conditional bail and will appear before Bankstown Local Court on April 11.