‘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.
Victoria Police officers probed over a violent arrest in Epping [7News Australia]
This news originally appeared on 7News Australia on 16 July 2021.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyPiHUqDa9A
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Police won't be punished over the violent arrest of a father while he was suffering a mental health episode in Epping. Shocking footage showed officers stomping on the man's head and hitting him with their car.
Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog criticised for clearing police of wrongdoing over head-stomping [The Guardian]
This article originally appeared on The Guardian on 16 July 2021.
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The lawyer for a man whose head was stomped on by police has been highly critical of Victoria’s independent anti-corruption body after it found the officer acted lawfully during the arrest.
Watchdog finds Victoria Police acted lawfully when head-stomping mentally ill man during arrest [ABC News]
This article originally appeared on ABC News on 16 July 2021.
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A Victoria Police officer who was filmed stomping on the back of a man's head while he was being arrested used "lawful" force and should not be criminally charged, according to the state's anti-corruption watchdog.
'Out of step' IBAC failing to act on police violence, says lawyer [The Age]
This article originally appeared on The Age on 16 July 2021.
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The state’s corruption watchdog has been accused of failing to act on police brutality, after clearing officers who stomped on the head of a mentally ill man and struck him with a police car outside a Melbourne hospital last year.
Policeman charged over leaked video of woman he stopped for speeding [The Age]
This article originally appeared on The Age on 8 June 2021.
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A Melbourne policeman has been charged with three counts of unauthorised disclosure of police information after allegedly sharing video footage of a friend’s former partner after he pulled her over for speeding. The woman’s lawyer, Jeremy King, said his client planned to launch civil action on the basis of malfeasance in public office.
