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dejadeadnz

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#275933 17-Sep-2020 10:37
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Police press release

 

versus

 

IPCA press release

 

Sorry but in a civilised society when an independent investigative body chaired by a judge finds that your officer (who's in a position of great power and owes significant fiduciary duty to their employer and the public in both moral and legal terms) lied, you accept it. If you don't like the verdict, challenge it via judicial review at the High Court. In other words, someone found to have lied by an independent body gets... zero consequences. Not named; defence lawyers in future will struggle to know the name of this officer in the event it's a contest between his or her credibility versus someone else.

 

No words. The usual Boys in Blue defenders will no doubt not care. Anyone who cares about the rule of law should, however.

 

 

 

 


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MikeAqua
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  #2566821 17-Sep-2020 13:54
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I'm no fan of the police, however ... I don't see the serious disparities the rest of you are seeing between the two statements

 

The police acknowledge the report, accept a bunch of the findings, and explain their reasoning for not accepting the finding that the police officer lied.  This was attributed memory failure 9 and 14 months after the events, which was corrected when the officer checked emails.  It's a judgement call whether the officer was lying or genuinely forgot.

 

If I was the property owner I would be grateful to the police for the heads-up, that enabled me to eject a criminal enterprise from my building.





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