Charges against organisers of Melbourne’s Black Lives Matter march to be dropped
This news originally appeared on The Age on 6 July 2022.
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Organisers of a Black Lives Matter rally held in Melbourne during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions will no longer face prosecution, with all charges against them expected to be dropped by Victoria Police.
‘What actually happened?’: victim of Anzac Day terrorist raids speaks about seven-year wait for justice [The Guardian]
This news originally appeared on The Guardian on 29 May 2022.
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Final legal case arising from Melbourne raids has been settled but done nothing to quell sense of injustice for families. David Cruse says he would not have taken legal action against Victoria police over terrorist raids in 2015 if anyone had been held accountable.
Journalists pepper sprayed by Victoria Police taking legal action [ABC News]
This news originally appeared on ABC News on 25 May 2022.
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Two members of the press who were pepper sprayed by Victoria Police at two separate public events say they have decided to take legal action.
‘They never had the power to be police’: Defence lawyers scramble to identify cases [The Age]
This news originally appeared on The Age on 24 February 2022.
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Defence lawyers are scrambling to identify potentially thousands of cases involving Victorian police, who never had the power to act as officers, following an error that the government says will be fixed with retrospective legislation.
More than 1000 Victoria Police 'working without authority' due to 'administrative' bungle [9News]
This news originally appeared on 9News on 24 February 2022.
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More than 1000 police officers, Protective Services Officers (PSOs) and custody officers have been working in Victoria without proper authorisation for eight years, with urgent legislation needed to correct the "administrative error".
‘Starting to look a little reckless’: questions raised over 1,200 unauthorised Victorian police officers [The Guardian]
This news originally appeared on The Guardian on 24 February 2022.
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The revelation that more than 1,000 Victoria police officers have been working without proper authority for up to eight years is part of a “pattern” that raises serious concerns around police accountability, according to legal experts.
