Police acknowledge and accept the Independent Police Conduct Authority¡¯s findings into the wrongful arrest of a person following a fire in Westgate.
°Â²¹¾±³Ù±ð³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ District Commander Superintendent Naila Hassan says Police accept the Authority¡¯s findings in this matter.
¡°Our staff were acting with good intention at the time and suspected the man had committed the offence.
¡°However, we accept they did not have good cause to suspect the man committed arson and as such did not have grounds to make the arrest.
¡°Our staff apologised to this man and we have had discussed learnings around this event with them.¡±
Both officers remain part of °µÍø½ûÇø.
ENDS.
Holly McKay/°µÍø½ûÇø