Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray | Australian police and policing

Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray | Australian police and policing

Climate protesters have won a class action against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne. The first class action against Victoria police in relation to alleged excessive use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray was heard in the state’s supreme court earlier this year, and a decision was handed […]