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The things people sue over!
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I guess sometimes crime does pay.
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Wes
Muslim role model sues over cocaine arrest
Monday Jul 23 05:00 AEST
By ninemsn staff
A woman forced to relinquish her NSW Young Australian of the Year title after being arrested during a cocaine bust is suing the State Government for up to $750,000.
Iktimal Hage-Ali, 22, alleges she was wrongly apprehended and detained by Middle Eastern Crime Squad officers during a drug bust in Sydney's southwest late last year.
The young Muslim role model claims she suffered trauma during the arrest, which occurred eight days before she was given the Young Australian of the Year award.
Hage-Ali allegedly admitted in a police interview she had been in possession of cocaine for her personal use, and NSW police used their discretion to release her without charge.
As the story became public, the prominent youth leader — a member of Prime Minister John Howard's Muslim Community Reference Group — said she had made "some mistakes" and excersised "poor judgement".
Hage-Ali decided to hand back her Young Australian title amid the damaging publicity.
Her statement of claim seeks unspecified damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment for a period of about two hours on November 22 last year, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Hage-Ali lodged the civil action in the District Court on May 9.
A claim of up to $750,000 can be awarded in the District Court, as she is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
The things people sue over!
Read on.
I guess sometimes crime does pay.
Cheers,
Wes
Muslim role model sues over cocaine arrest
Monday Jul 23 05:00 AEST
By ninemsn staff
A woman forced to relinquish her NSW Young Australian of the Year title after being arrested during a cocaine bust is suing the State Government for up to $750,000.
Iktimal Hage-Ali, 22, alleges she was wrongly apprehended and detained by Middle Eastern Crime Squad officers during a drug bust in Sydney's southwest late last year.
The young Muslim role model claims she suffered trauma during the arrest, which occurred eight days before she was given the Young Australian of the Year award.
Hage-Ali allegedly admitted in a police interview she had been in possession of cocaine for her personal use, and NSW police used their discretion to release her without charge.
As the story became public, the prominent youth leader — a member of Prime Minister John Howard's Muslim Community Reference Group — said she had made "some mistakes" and excersised "poor judgement".
Hage-Ali decided to hand back her Young Australian title amid the damaging publicity.
Her statement of claim seeks unspecified damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment for a period of about two hours on November 22 last year, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Hage-Ali lodged the civil action in the District Court on May 9.
A claim of up to $750,000 can be awarded in the District Court, as she is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
