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