NZ Cops - thick as thieves

A few days back I blogged about Arthur Allan Thomas and his lop-sided battle against the New Zealand Police.

Unfortunately the fight is still ongoing.

You see a Thomas was given a ROYAL pardon in 1979.  Later, a Royal Commission of Inquiry found (correctly) that Thomas was deliberately FRAMED by the NZ Police, and in particular, the late Bruce Hutton was found to have planted evidence against Thomas.

It was against this background that praise of Hutton by the Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Bush had Thomas rightly outraged.

What an appalling state of affairs.  But it seems that our top cop (Police Commissioner Peter Marshall) doesn't or cannot agree with the royal findings.  Instead of supporting the innocent party here, Marshall has instead (by his silence) implied his support for the corrupt Bruce Hutton.

C'mon Marshall - just come out and say you agree with the findings of the royal Commission of Inquiry.  You might be able to salvage a little bit or credibility.

I won't be holding my breath though.  It seems the culture which framed Thomas is still alive and well in the NZ Police force.

Is it any wonder the NZ Police's status in the eyes of the public is diminishing so quickly?


The full story on Stuff >> http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/8547470/Top-cop-won-t-back-finding-Thomas-was-framed