NT supreme court shown footage of Don Dale tear gassing and hosing down of teens
by (A)manda Parkinson from World news | The Guardian on (#6K1D7)
The recording forms part of the territory's appeal of over $1m in compensation awarded to four teenage inmates
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Disturbing footage of teenagers being handcuffed and hosed down after being teargassed at the notorious Don Dale Detention Centre has been seen as evidence in an Northern Territory supreme court case.
The vision, which will not be released to media, is part of the NT government's appeal over nearly $1m compensation awarded last year to four teenagers who were unlawfully teargassed at Don Dale detention centre in 2014.
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