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Otago Daily Times
November 17 1998
Petition to free and pardon Ellis sent to Hardie Boys
NZPA
Christchurch: A petition to free and pardon
convicted paedophile Peter Ellis has been sent to the Governor-General, Sir
Michael Hardie Boys, his lawyer says.
Judith Ablett-Kerr, QC, said the petition produced new information for Sir Michael
to consider, some of which was highly sensitive.
The petition - the second seeking to free Ellis - also asked for a Royal
Commission of Inquiry into the entire Christchurch Civic Creche investigation
and set the grounds for setting up such a commission, Mrs Ablett-Kerr said.
Ellis is in his seventh year of a 10-year sentence for offences carried out
at Christchurch's
Civic Creche.
A spokesman for Ellis' supporters, Winston Wealleans of Christchurch, said he expected Sir Michael
would refer the matter to Justice Minister Doug Graham.
He warned that if the Government did not treat the issue seriously the
information may be made public.
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