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Police officers across Gippsland have been repeatedly accused of using excessive force and unlawfully deploying tasers or capsicum spray, resulting in legal claims against the force and the recent conviction of an officer.

Brodie Holt sustained permanent brain damage after an arrest outside a Traralgon hotel in 2022, with his lawyer saying the case raises broader concerns about alleged police misconduct in rural and regional towns across south-eastern Victoria.

An investigation by The Age has uncovered five…

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