Nik Dimopoulos was injured during his arrest by police at Hares and Hyenas bookstore in May 2019.Credit:Eddie Jim
It was the wrong property and Mr Dimopoulos,who was incorrectly identified as the offender,received multiple fractures to his arm when it was pulled from his shoulder socket during the arrest.
The surgeon who operated on Mr Dimopoulos has described it as one of theworst shoulder fractures he had ever seen.
The claim filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria is seeking compensation for injuries Mr Dimopoulos sustained because Victoria Police “did assault,batter and falsely imprison[him]” and failed to “exercise reasonable care” for his safety.
The amount of damages being sought is not specified. Mr Dimopoulos’ solicitor,Jeremy King,declined to comment.
A medical scan showing Nik Dimopoulos' injuries.
The lawsuit comes after an Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission report in April cleared Victoria Police of any wrongdoing despite the botched raid and injuries caused to Mr Dimopoulos.
IBAC commissioner Robert Redlich found officers of the elite Critical Incident Response Team had “reasonable grounds” at the time to raid the property despite it ultimately being the wrong location.