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Self-Defence Claim in an Assault Charge
Solicitor (speaking English) and Client (speaking Pashto) talk through “Self-Defence Claim in an Assault Charge”. You interpret both ways — English into Pashto, and Pashto into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Let's start with what happened outside the Dandenong Hotel last Thursday night — can you walk me through the sequence of events from the beginning, including who else was there?
زه له دې پبه نه راووتم، درې تنه سړي راغلل او یو یې زما کمیس ونیو. ما یې لاس لرې کړ، خو ما لومړی مشت ونه وهه.
Did you throw the first punch, or did the other man approach you first and grab your arm?
هغه سړی لومړی ما ته نږدې شو او زما کمیس یې ونیو، زه یوازې د ځان ساتنې لپاره وروسته شوم.
Were you carrying anything, like a bottle or knife, when the confrontation started, or was it only your bare hands?
نه، زما سره هیڅ شی نه و، نه بوتل او نه چاقو. یوازې زما لاسونه وو.
Your matter is listed at Dandenong Magistrates' Court next Wednesday at 10am — were there any witnesses nearby who saw what happened?
زه پوهېږم، خو زما یو ملګری هم زما سره و چې ټوله کیسه یې په خپلو سترګو ولیدله.
Self-defence only applies if the force you used was reasonable and proportionate, not excessive compared to the actual threat you faced, taking into account the size and number of the other men.
ښه، خو زه اندېښنه لرم چې ایا زما د ملګري شاهدي به کافي وي که نه.
Yes, CCTV footage from the hotel could support your account. I'll request it before the hearing, along with any witness statements.
مننه، که د هوټل سی سی ټی وی شواهد شتون ولري، زما زړه به ډېر آرام شي.
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