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Defeated United Progressive Party candidate for St George, George Wehner has been convicted of battery on a police officer.<\/p>

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His co-accused Swanston Lewis, was acquitted of the charge according to reports.<\/p>\n

Magistrate Ngaio Emmanuel delivered her verdict in the All Saints Magistrates Court earlier today. Wehner was reprimanded and discharged.<\/p>

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The charge stemmed from an altercation Wehner had with a police officer in September 2016, in Pares Village.<\/p>\n

During the altercation, Wehner grabbed the policeman\u2019s hand and lifted him to his feet.<\/p>\n

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Defeated United Progressive Party candidate for St George, George Wehner has been convicted of battery on a police officer. His co-accused Swanston Lewis, was acquitted of the charge according to reports. Magistrate Ngaio Emmanuel delivered her verdict in the All Saints Magistrates Court earlier today. Wehner was reprimanded and discharged. 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