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Montgomeryshire AM Bates gets court summons
Saturday 17th April 2010, 12:01PM BST.
A Welsh Assembly member accused of assaulting a paramedic on a night out has been summonsed to court, police said today.
Montgomeryshire AM Mick Bates was also suspended by the Welsh Liberal Democrats until the outcome of the case.
A date was not released for a court appearance over alleged common assault and public order offences.
The incident happened while Mr Bates, 62, was on a night out in Cardiff in January.
A South Wales Police spokeswoman said Mr Bates had not been arrested or charged.
She said: “South Wales Police has reported a 62-year-old man from Welshpool for summons to court for common assault and public order offences.”
In a statement, Welsh Lib Dem chief executive Joanne Foster, said: “This afternoon, Mick Bates was told by South Wales Police that he will be summonsed at a future date for various offences following an incident in Cardiff on January 20.
“The Welsh Liberal Democrats regard this matter with the utmost seriousness.
“Therefore, Mr Bates’s membership of the Welsh Liberal Democrats has been suspended, pending the outcome of the case.”
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