Two South Australia police officers are under investigation and removed from duty after allegedly using a Taser and pepper spray during the arrest of a care home resident living with Huntington's disease, following a complaint from the man's family who saw the incident on video.
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00:02 - The two officers have been removed from operational duty
00:12 whilst the matter is under investigation.
00:15 I'm not aware of their rank
00:16 and I'm not aware of any years of experience.
00:18 - Independent investigation into this matter.
00:21 It is necessarily independent.
00:24 That's right and that's proper
00:25 and that's a good thing to happen.
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00:33 - I think you can read from the response
00:35 that there is a level of concern
00:37 that justifies the commission's inquiry.
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