Sunday Star Times

December 16, 2001

Page A6

Back to Goff

Some friends and colleagues called it unprofessional, some called it an abuse of power that Phil Goff should be writing letters to the editor (December 2) in an attempt to sway public opinion. I call it plain outrageous when he doesn’t even quote the facts.

Sir Thomas Eichelbaum never spoke to my son. The parameter of his ministerial inquiry covered only how the children’s evidence was collected, nothing to do with the evidence itself.

The appeal court judges, far from concurring on the verdict, suggested the case would be better dealt with by a commission of inquiry. The urge for that comes not only from Lynley Hood, but from academics, coalface QCs, lawyers, journalists and the public in general. The ball is in your court, Mr Goff

Lesley Ellis

Leithfield Beach