NEWS
The independent investigation of complaints against police [Police Accountability Project]
A landmark Parliamentary Inquiry into Victoria’s police complaints system has recommended that the Victorian Government establish a Police Corruption and Misconduct Division in IBAC to ensure that it can independently and effectively investigate complaints and disclosures about Victoria Police.
Police charged over alleged brutality after media expose [The Age]
Victoria’s anti-corruption commission has charged two police officers over allegations of brutality after The Age published footage showing them allegedly using excessive force during a welfare check of a disability pensioner.
Tip of the iceberg: Victims’ shocking stories of a broken police complaints system
An avalanche of news stories from people who have experienced excessive force, racist policing or other police misconduct, and tried unsuccessfully to make complaints, provide a shocking glimpse into the failings of Victoria’s police complaints system.
Teenager held in solitary confinement sues state government [The Age]
A young Aboriginal man is suing the state government for placing him in solitary confinement in an adult prison for three months when he was 16 years old.
Cops suspended over police brutality incidents [news.com.au]
POLICE officers caught on CCTV in separate police brutality incidents have been suspended.
Victoria police who beat Melbourne pensioner ‘should be taken off their job’ [The Guardian]
Lawyers have called for police captured in CCTV footage pinning down and beating a mentally unwell Melbourne pensioner to be immediately stood down, and have said similar incidents are occurring across Victoria every day.
