Hundreds potentially affected by Victoria police weapons searches that breached law
Exclusive: wide-ranging police powers used to conduct non-compliant searches that resulted in 33 people being charged or fined Victoria police will inform the state’s anti-corruption watchdog that it did not...
By Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter · The Guardian World
Exclusive: wide-ranging police powers used to conduct non-compliant searches that resulted in 33 people being charged or fined Victoria police will inform the state’s anti-corruption watchdog that it did not comply with the law when it used wide-ranging powers to search people for weapons on 23 separate occasions dating back eight years. The non-compliant searches resulted in 33 people being charged or fined, all of whom will be contacted by police and informed of the issue. Continue reading...