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Indigenous man bailed after Darwin Local Court shown CCTV footage police said did not exist
An Indigenous man who spent more than 100 days in prison has been released on bail after a Darwin court heard CCTV footage shows he is not responsible for an assault he was charged over.
Key points:
- NT Police and prosecutors were issued court orders to supply CCTV footage of the assault
- The footage was only shown to the court after the accused’s lawyer subpoenaed it
- By that point, the accused had already spent more than 100 days in jail
Police and prosecutors had both denied the footage existed, prompting the man’s lawyer, Patrick McNally, to subpoena a copy from the casino.
Zarak Bolga, 44, was charged with aggravated assault and breaching a domestic violence order and then jailed on August 25 after his partner was assaulted outside Darwin’s…
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