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Peter Lustig

 

Charge:

Interferring with aircraft flight member

Sentence:

Fine and 2 yrs probation

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Australia

County or Region of Crime:

New South Wales

City of Crime:

Sydney

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Peter Lustig was wrongly convicted in Sydney, Australia of interfering with a Quantas crew member after boarding a scheduled Quantas flight from Sydney to Melbourne, Australia on April 6, 2006. Lustig was fined and placed on two years probation. "

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 15, 2009 the New South Wales Court of Appeal quashed Peter Lustig's conviction and the charges were subsequently dismissed."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Lustig v. R., [2009] NSWCCA 143, 195 A Crim R 310 (15 May 2009)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/nsw/NSWCCA/2009/143.html?query=

Information Source 2:

Lustig v Qantas Airways Ltd (Civil Claims) [2013] VCAT 1012 (20 June 2013)

Information Location 2:

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2013/1012.html#fn1

Information Source 3:

"I want my $500,000 in frequent flyer points back, By Shane Fowles (staff), Geelong Advertiser, July 9, 2013"

Information Location 3:

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2013/07/05/368545_news.html

Information Source 4:

"Men suing Qantas over onboard altercation demand 60 million frequent-flyer points, By Shannon Deery, Herald Sun, July 3, 2013"

Information Location 4:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/men-suing-qantas-over-onboard-altercation-demand-60-million-frequent-flyer-points/story-fni0fit3-1226673403161

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