Falsely representing a returned serviceman charges, Brisbane

Police have charged a man following alleged claims he was a returned service man today in Brisbane.

A 39-year-old Forest Lake man was taken into custody after he allegedly made claims in Southport Magistrates Court on October 16 last year that he had previously served in the Australian Defence Force.

Police will further allege that the man made claims that he served in Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq.

He has been charged with one count each of attempting to pervert the course of justice and falsely representing to be a returned solider, sailor or airman.

He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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