Will be an interesting case to follow as details slowly come out, assuming they come out at all to the public. With only the details in the article available, along with that video, my guess at this point is that the evidence is damning enough against the officer that it forced ASIRT to come out and actually press charges. The comments from the ASIRT director to me read as him saying that the witness officers weren't accurate in their statements as he noted that they had a lot of body cam and helicopter footage available after essentially excusing the officers from their stories since "it can be difficult for a proper recollection," from them with the hope that those that provided those statements aren't held accountable for "mistaking" what they saw or basically, lying to protect their own.
While ASIRT is presented as an agency that investigates potential wrong-doing by the police services, I believe they still follow their code and will protect their own unless the evidence is damning enough that they cannot, since that would destroy the trust in their institution that some people still have.
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