Plaintiffs allege children ordered to strip and squat and women told to remove tampons at festivals including Splendour in the Grass
A landmark class action lawsuit allegingpolice unlawfully strip-searched people at music festivals has been filed in the supreme court.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs will allege that on 20 July 2018 she was stopped by a police officer with a drug detection dog. The officer allegedly told her the dog had detected “something” on her. She alleged she was then “ordered to lift her breasts and bend over, and to show the officer her genitals to prove that the only item inserted in her body was a tampon”.
In the statement filed on Friday, lawyers for the plaintiffs alleged police officers carried out a series of unlawful acts including assault, battery and false imprisonment against festival-goers during searches.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
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