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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd

NSW police unlawfully arrested and choked man then tried to delete footage, watchdog finds

Pictured: NSW police badge. Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found police officers arrested and choked a man before trying to delete the footage.
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission found a police officer’s initial arrest of a man was unlawful. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

A New South Wales police officer unlawfully arrested a man, choked him, made offensive comments and tried to delete the man’s recording of the incident, an investigation by the police watchdog has found.

It recommended that two police officers involved be dismissed from the force, and said it would seek advice from the director of public prosecutions about whether they should be charged.

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