This article originally appeared on The Age News website on April 16, 2020.

Link: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ibac-finds-police-did-not-use-excessive-force-in-hares-and-hyenas-raid-20200416-p54kcg.html

Excerpt:

Victoria’s anti corruption watchdog has cleared police of using excessive force during a botched raid at a gay bookshop that left an innocent man with horrific injuries.

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s long-awaited report into the incident, released on Thursday morning, found that police acted lawfully and did not use “disproportionate” force in restraining the man while arresting him.