Two police officers charged following IBAC investigation into arrest of young Aboriginal man
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) welcomes the announcement this week that IBAC has criminally charged two police officers involved in an arrest of our client, Wade, in August 2025. VALS are proud to be representing Wade, a young Aboriginal man, as he seeks justice and accountability for what happened to him. VALS’ Wirraway Police […]
VALS launches Open Letter: Government must stop the legal loophole putting Aboriginal lives at risk.
Today, the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) along with the Aboriginal Justice Caucus, Koorie Youth Council, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Human Rights Law Centre and Youthlaw, have launched an Open Letter to the Victorian Government urgently calling on them to end the cruel and inhumane transfers and treatment of people detained in police custody […]