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The police has the rights to arrest as long as they have evidence or reason to believe a crime was committed. In this case, the officer himself is the witness to a crime - so he claimed. Whether the reason for the arrest is valid or not, that's another issue. But technically, I don't think he was unlawfully detained as he was told that he was being arrested and the reason why. There are so many excuses the police can make up to detain you - i.e., like if they believe you are attempting to hurt yourself, they can detain you without arresting you.
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