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Police defend shooting axe-wie
VICTORIA Police say their officers had no other choice when they shot and killed a 34-year-old man armed with an axe in a street in Melbourne's west.
The man, named in newspaper reports today as Michael Bugeja, had been wielding the axe moments before the fatal shooting about 9.20am (AEDT) yesterday.
He was shot by police several times in the upper body and died near his house in Frank Street, Sunshine West.
Victoria Police assistant commissioner Sandra Nicholson said the the officers involved had no alternative but to shoot the man.
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Bracks defends police corrupti
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks has defended the state police corruption watchdog's open hearing into police conduct.
The Office of Police Integrity hearing, which continues on Tuesday, has been told suspects in custody were punched, kicked and threatened with violence by members of the now defunct armed offenders squad.
"It is a discretion of the Office of Police Integrity under the legislation to determine whether it's closed or open," Mr Bracks told reporters.
"If they believe for accountability reasons it should be open, that is their discretion under the act.
Mr Bracks said it was "almost mandatory" for anti-corruption bodies to have public hearings and "unusual" for such hearings to be closed.
"In other states they use open accountable hearings as a mechanism for accountability."
The premier rejected suggestions the officers' reputations would be irrevocably tainted by the public allegations even if they were eventually cleared of any wrongdoing.
"After a public open hearing process, if there is no matters that need further attention that is really saying that there is no matters that warrant further investigation.
"That is of great benefit to them.
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