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A man who tried to light a cigarette after refusing to hand over identification was repeatedly punched in the face by police during a violent arrest captured on CCTV.
John Wells had been ejected from the National Hotel in Fremantle just as officers from the police station two doors down were passing by.
The CCTV footage, shared by ABC News, captures the moment three officers surround Mr Wells, who was allegedly intoxicated, and try to get him to hand over some identification.