Charge sheet & incident report

John Smith made this Government Information (Public Access) request to NSW Police Force

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Dear NSW Police Force,

On 1st Jun 2020, an aboriginal boy, approximately 16 years of age was arrested by police in Surry Hills.

There were two officers involved in the arrest. A male officer and a female officer. The arrest was filmed, and has been the subject of significant criticism. The arrest has been viewed 135.6k times on Twitter as of the time of this email.

I am seeking the following details under FOI:
- The arrest report/charge sheet
- The name of the officer who swept the legs out from under the person being arrested in the video

I ask that any applicable FOI fee be waived as this is a public interest request. I also ask that FOI fees be waived on the ground of financial hardship.

Yours faithfully,

Jack Stanhope

#GIPA, NSW Police Force

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Dear Mr Smith,

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Kind regards

From:        John Smith <[FOI #6371 email]>
To:        GIPA requests at NSW Police Force <[NSW Police Force request email]>
Date:        02/06/2020 16:14
Subject:        Government Information (Public Access) request - Charge
sheet & incident report

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Dear NSW Police Force,

On 1st Jun 2020, an aboriginal boy, approximately 16 years of age was
arrested by police in Surry Hills.

There were two officers involved in the arrest. A male officer and a
female officer. The arrest was filmed, and has been the subject of
significant criticism. The arrest has been viewed 135.6k times on Twitter
as of the time of this email.

I am seeking the following details under FOI:
- The arrest report/charge sheet
- The name of the officer who swept the legs out from under the person
being arrested in the video

I ask that any applicable FOI fee be waived as this is a public interest
request. I also ask that FOI fees be waived on the ground of financial
hardship.

Yours faithfully,

Jack Stanhope

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Dear #GIPA,

Thank you for your correspondence. I withdraw this request (although it appears it wasn't valid anyway)

Yours sincerely,

John Smith