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Luke Costin

REVEALED: Officers breached right to silence in botched arrest | Vintage Vibes

The actions of three NSW Police officers have been criticised by a judge and a watchdog. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Police officers lacked common sense and basic respect for fairness by continuing to interview an Indigenous man trying to exercise a right to silence, a watchdog says.

The three officers face possible demotion after their arrest and questioning of the 29-year-old with intellectual limitations was criticised by a NSW judge, public prosecutors and the state's police watchdog.

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