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Self-Defense Claim in Assault Case
Legal Aid Solicitor (speaking English) and 委托人 (speaking Swahili) talk through “Self-Defense Claim in Assault Case”. You interpret both ways — English into Swahili, and Swahili into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Before we prepare your statement, tell me exactly what happened outside the pub in Blacktown last Friday night, when the other man allegedly pushed you first without any warning.
Mheshimiwa Wakili, tulikuwa nje ya baa saa tatu usiku, kisha mwanaume yule alinisukuma bila sababu, nikamsukuma nyuma ili nijilinde tu.
Did either of you use a weapon, and did you report the incident to NSW Police that same night, or later?
Hapana, hakukuwa na silaha yoyote, nilimsukuma mara moja tu, kisha nikapiga simu kwa polisi baada ya dakika kumi.
You've been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Were you injured, and were there any witnesses who saw the altercation clearly?
Nilijikata kidogo mkononi wakati wa mzozo, na kulikuwa na watu wawili walioshuhudia, lakini hawajajitokeza bado kutoa taarifa.
Under Australian law, self-defense must be a reasonable and proportionate response to the threat. Did you continue after he fell to the ground?
Hapana, sikuendelea kumpiga baada ya kuanguka, nilisimama tu na kumwita rafiki yangu atusaidie.
Your matter is listed at Blacktown Local Court. We need your written statement before then, unless you decide to change your plea beforehand.
Itachukua muda gani kesi hii kumalizika? Nina wasiwasi kuhusu kazi yangu, siwezi kukosa kazi kwa wiki nyingi.
Your first mention is in six weeks. Please meet me next Tuesday so we can finalise your statement together beforehand.
Sawa, nitakuja Jumanne, na nitalete picha za jeraha langu mkononi kama ushahidi.
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- local courtTumia 'mahakama ya wilaya' au sema 'Local Court' ikiwa muktadha unahitaji jina rasmi.
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Practice dialogue written to the CCL specification (two speakers, segments of 35 words or fewer, about 300 words). It is a practice text, not a NAATI test paper, and the AI score is this site's estimate, not a NAATI result. All Swahili dialogues · All languages