Victoria Police say they plan to charge a Melbourne woman with assaulting police after she posted a video of her arrest to social media showing her being dragged from a car by officers. 9News
Breaking news and live updates: Victoria extends State of Emergency, State of Disaster amid 41 new cases; Police and protesters clash as Melbourne rally erupts; Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial resumesVictoria Police said in a statement that an officer spoke to Ms Bonner when she was first stopped, explaining that her mobile phone was obstructing her view due to its position on the windscreen and that this was an offence.
Things escalated when she refused to get out of the car and also refused to provide her name to the officer."She still refused and was asked by police to get out of her car. When she refused this request, she was taken from the car by officers and taken into custody." The Wallan woman was later released and is expected to be charged on summons with driving with obscured vision, fail to produce licence, fail to state her name and address, resist arrest, assault police and offensive language, police said.
When questioned about the incident, Premier Daniel Andrews defended police actions, saying "no-one is entitled to not provide their name, not provide their driver's licence" when asked to by officers.
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