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WEF LEGAL SUPPORT
The Current state of play with the legal support is:
We have over 200 complaints of police mistreatment and we are currently in
the process of working out where to from here. As this is a huge job and
the bulk of work is being done by volunteers we ask that people be a bit
patient...we will get back to you soon!!
The most immediate task is for everyone to preserve evidence and get that
to us. This involves:
Injuries - Getting your injuries documented by reputable
doctors/counsellors etc, taking photos of injuries and keeping records of
how your injuries are affecting you. Injuries include physcial and
psychological injuries.
Statement of what happened - if you did not give a statement at the protest
or if you want to do a more detailed statement then write your own
statement up for the purpose of giving to the legal support team. Make
sure you include details of the date and time, where you were, what
happened to you (in as much detail as possible) and whether you can id any
police, what injuries you received and other witnesses etc. Make sure you
include your contact details on the statement.
Videos, photos and other evidence. We need you to get this to us as soon
as possible.
Witnesses. Chase up people you may have witnessed what happened to you or
if you witnessed something...write a witness statement (follow the prompts
for a statement as per above)
ALL STATEMENTS, VIDEO, PHOTOS AND OTHER EVIDENCE CAN BE DELIVERED TO
ATTENTION PAULINE SPENCER @ FITZROY LEGAL SERVICE PO BOX 297 FITZROY VIC
3065 or DROP IN TO FITZROY LEGAL SERVICE 124 JOHNSTON ST FITZROY.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT:
The legal team are meeting this week to work out where to from here. We
will be considering strategies for collating complaints to give on mass to
the Ombudsman and also working out what avenues exist for defending any
criminal charges and pursuing any other remedies such as civil action.
IF WE HAVE GOT YOUR DETAILS WE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU SOON
BUT IN THE MEANTIME IF YOU HAVE A BURNING QUESTION TRY 9419 7427
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