Three police officers engaged in serious misconduct while Indigenous man was in custody, report finds

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission says 29-year-old was denied his right to silence and was fed false information during interview

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The New South Wales police watchdog has found three police officers engaged in serious misconduct after they refused an Indigenous man his right to silence in custody and fed him false information during an interview.

It comes after the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) found last year the force was interviewing young people in custody in a way that compromised their right to silence, and declared it a systemic problem".

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