Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray
Potentially precedent-setting case brought after Jordan Brown hit with capsicum spray outside mining and resources conference in Melbourne in 2019Climate protesters have won a class action against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne.The...
<p>Potentially precedent-setting case brought after Jordan Brown hit with capsicum spray outside mining and resources conference in Melbourne in 2019</p><p>Climate protesters have won a class action<strong> </strong> against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne.</p><p>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 down on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/12/victoria-police-pepper-spray-climate-activists-class-action-win">Continue reading...</a>
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