Court played body-worn camera footage of comments by Nicholas Bolzonello who has given evidence in the trial

A Victorian police officer who said “don’t fuck with us any more” after he deployed capsicum spray at climate protesters has acknowledged he made “unprofessional” comments in a “hot debrief” with colleagues.

The first class action against Victoria police in relation to alleged excessive use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray began in the state’s supreme court last week.

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