Ibac charges police officer accused of repeatedly hitting Indigenous man with Taser during Melbourne arrest

Victoria's corruption watchdog, Ibac, has charged two police officers with assault over the arrest of an Indigenous man in Melbourne's east last August. Ibac alleges one officer repeatedly struck the man's head with a Taser, while the other officer is accused of kneeing him during the same incident. The Guardian reports the case stems from Ibac's own investigation into the force used during the arrest.

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