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2. The main contention on behalf of the Appellant was that finger-prints used for comparison had been taken from the Appellant in circumstances of excessive violence. It was conceded that by virtue of s.59 of the Police Force Ordinance it was legitimate for the police to take the Appellant's finger-prints after his arrest and that it would have been lawful for them to use no more force than was necessary to do so. However, the allegation was that the Appellant was subjected to brutal assaults bo
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