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Under the legislation in New South Wales in particular there is nothing that would stop a person in a public place in a situation like that recording both by sound and by vision an incident like that. Firstly, he was wrong to ask the persons to stop filming, he had no right to do so. Still, there are questions to be answered about what did happen beforehand.ĭamien Carrick: In the footage there is a police officer saying, 'Don't film, you can't film, you're not allowed.' What came to mind when you saw that footage? That caused concern, notwithstanding anything that may have gone on beforehand. The original video, for example showed a fellow who was handcuffed with his hands behind his back, essentially defenceless, and finds himself roughly put onto the ground in quite a dramatic fashion. There are certain aspects of it which cause concern because of the actual nature of them.

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He describes the Mardi Gras video as shocking, but says there is still some way to go in uncovering the full picture of what took place. So when it comes to cases of alleged police brutality, just how important is video evidence? Jim Fuggle is a Lismore lawyer with a great deal of experience in civil actions against the police. And the police officer who conducted the arrest? Well, following the emergence of the video footage, New South Wales police has commenced an internal investigation into the arrest. Jamie Jackson is now facing charges of assault, resisting arrest and using offensive language. You've probably seen this footage on YouTube, along with about 1.5 million people. Last week disturbing video emerged of the arrest of 18-year-old Jamie Jackson at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Tensions have soared within the loyalist community in recent months over post-Brexit trading arrangements that have been claimed to have created barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.Īnger increased further last week following a decision not to prosecute 24 Sinn Féin politicians for attending a large-scale republican funeral during Covid-19 restrictions.Īll the main unionist parties have demanded the resignation of the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s chief constable, Simon Byrne, claiming he has lost the confidence of their community.Damien Carrick: Today on the Law Report video footage and the actions of police. There were 27 police officers injured on Friday night across Belfast and Derry. In Derry, police have been subjected to sustained attacks across several nights in the last week in loyalist areas of the Waterside part of the city. On Friday, there were violent scenes in the Sandy Row area of Belfast as well. On Saturday, 30 petrol bombs were thrown at officers in Newtownabbey in what police described as an “orchestrated attack”. There was also disorder in the North Road area of nearby Carrickfergus on Sunday night.

It was the second night in a row that trouble broke out at the Cloughfern roundabout in Newtownabbey on the outskirts of Belfast, although the violence was not as prolonged as on Saturday night.

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