The right way to face the police

Senior police officer charged with shoplifting will face court after being suspended from duty

Senior police officer charged with shoplifting will face court after being suspended from duty Source: AAP

Earlier this month, November 2, Wei Aozhou official Weibo issued a document saying that two Chinese male tourists were arrested for publicly urinating he Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia,. When the police came forward to stop them, one of them made aggressive moves, clashed with the police, and eventually arrested and sued for alleged assaulting the police and arresting him.Chinese media "City Express" asked responce from the Australian New South Wales Police Station Media Liaison Office and received a reply to confirm the above-mentioned behavior. The 41-year-olds received a Criminal Infringement Notice (CIN) for a fine. If a fine was paid, there would be no criminal record. The other 66-year-old visitor, who had a refusal to be arrested, would directly in court for trial one month later.In our daily life, we will inevitably have to deal with the police, if the police questioned, searched or even arrested someone, what is the most beneficial way to behave? Our reporter Jason Liu interviewed Lawyer Sandy Zhang from Accuro Legal on the topic. Zhang first introduced the provisions of Australian law on assaulting police officers and refusing arrests.



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