‘I felt like an animal’: Father humiliated after being dragged from Jetstar flight

A Melbourne father says he was “humiliated” and “felt like an animal” after being Tasered by police on a flight out of Perth at the weekend in a commotion over his seating. Bolic Bet Malou, 30, is now fighting charges in Western Australia, with a court order banning him from flying until his trial in July. His lawyers are fighting to have the bail conditions altered so Malou can join his family in Melbourne. Malou was travelling back to Melbourne on a Jetstar flight with his wife and one-year-old son on Saturday when the carrier claims he refused to return to his assigned seat before take-off. He had swapped seats to sit next to his family, but was asked to return to his original seat by a flight attendant. Fellow passengers filmed the scene, with Malou heard telling the attendant he had been told he was OK to swap. Federal police were called when Malou was accused of failing to comply with aircraft instructions, with five officers using four Tasers on him before he was dragged off the plane. Australian Federal Police allege Malou became verbally and physically aggressive, and that three officers suffered minor injuries. He has been charged with disorderly behaviour, and assaulting and obstructing police.<br/>