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UK: Scotland Yard officers in 'false arrest' investigation
Three Metropolitan Police officers are under investigation after they were alleged to have inadvertently recorded themselves arranging to falsely arrest a protester during the student fees demonstrations.

The officers, who have not been named, are alleged to have conspired to arrest a 20-year-old man who had broken through the police cordon during the protests at Parliament Square in December.

The man was chased and caught and, it is alleged, was then struck in the face with a police riot shield which chipped his tooth.

The officers are then alleged to have discus... Read more

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Prisoner dob-in line concerns

The Victorian Opposition has questioned the use of a toll-free telephone line by prisoners to contact the Office of Police Integrity (OPI).

Opposition police spokesman Kim Wells says the 1800 number enables prisoners to complain about inappropriate police behaviour.

He says that in 18 months, the OPI has not charged a single officer for corruption and he likens the toll-free number to a witch hunt.

"The Liberal Party would have real concerns about the quality of information, I mean these are criminals who have been sent to prison and I believe that their information or concerns would be questionable because they don't have a lot of credibility in the court system," he said.

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