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Power insists Ellis must go to the
Privy Council for resolution but quietly refuse all requests for financial
assistance made by the unemployed Ellis, funds that are needed to take the
case to the UK - “dirtied his copybook” ·
Yet another set of excuses” ·
Ellis represents the darkest stain
on our judicial history and should be erased no matter what the passage of
time is. So dark is the stain that the public interest in having a Commission
outweighs Ellis personal interest in having a commission. That is, it is more
important to show that our system can correct its own mistakes than it is to
clearly his falsely maligned reputation. ·
The MoJ is clearly being run by
self interested mandarins. Power is acting like a eunuch ·
Power is out of his depth as
Minister of Justice. Of course he’s going to cling to the views of his
officials, who are amongst those who have the most to lose if any inquiry
occurs ·
I just don’t understand this. Why
wouldn’t they allow an inquiry? Public opinion is obviously in favour of it. ·
The Justice Ministry is determined
it will not be rectified and sadly, every minister of justice since has
licked the arseholes of the officials. As for going to the Privy Council,
Ellis is penniless ·
Power’s decision is appalling. The
Ellis imprisonment was a travesty of justice. The whole prosecution and its
allegations were a mass-hysteria sham ·
We are all so conditioned to
believe paedophilia is the worst possible “social crime”, that I believe no
Govt. wants to be seen as the one that “made nice” to someone convicted of
it. Ellis’s guilt or innocence is not important ·
Disgusting. This case represents a
festering scab on the bum of New Zealand…and it aint goin away anytime soon.
Take ya blinkers off Power..grow some balls and do the right thing ·
If Val Sim was involved in any way
with this decision then there would be reason to be concerned. 2009-1014 - Blog:
The Inquiring Mind - Ellis knocked back again! 2009-1014 - Blog: Kiwiblog - Gutted
Dr Lynley Hood says she is disappointed. She said Mr Power
had "completely missed the point" of the letter requesting the
inquiry. “We made it very clear that ......the commission of inquiry needs to
go into the circumstances and processes that led to the whole Civic Creche
case, not just the conviction of Peter Ellis," "The case was like a brush fire that spread through Christchurch
and ripped apart communities and gave families enormous stress. It destroyed
the careers of about a dozen well-trained and committed childcare workers who
worked at the centre, so it goes a whole lot wider than Peter Ellis.” She said Mr Power's statement that Ellis had options to
appeal his case was a cop out. "The thing about legal processes is they
can go round and round forever," "That's
exactly the same argument that was used by the solicitor general at the time
of the Arthur Allan Thomas case -- the then Prime Minister Rob Muldoon said
`this is nonsense, we've got to stop this going round and round, pardon him,
have a commission of inquiry'." She says the case was a dramatic and distressing event in
New Zealand's history, and it must be looked into. The case is “driving men out
of early childhood education” 2009-1014 - Three News -
Ellis campaigners denied inquiry 2009-1014 - guide2.co.nz -
Brash, Hood disappointed by Peter Ellis inquiry rejection
The reports repeat information from Simon Power’s Press
Release. They also provide background
that the request for an inquiry came from a high profile group including Don
Brash, Katherine Rich and Dr Lynley Hood who wanted all aspects of the
investigation and legal processes relating to the case re-investigated. 2009-1014 - TVNZ - Inquiry into Peter
Ellis case declined 2009-1014 - Radio NZ -
Request for inquiry into Peter Ellis case denied 2009-1014 - Stuff - Government
rejects Peter Ellis inquiry 2009-1014 - Stuff -
Commission of inquiry for Ellis declined
2009-1014 - NZ Herald -
Request for inquiry in Peter Ellis case declined 2009-1014 - Newstalk ZB - Peter
Ellis inquiry declined
Simon Power A request to hold a Commission of Inquiry into the Peter
Ellis case has been declined, mainly because Peter Ellis has not exhausted
all his appeal rights, Justice Minister Simon Power announced today. “Mr
Ellis’ outstanding right to seek leave to appeal to the Privy Council means
the request for a Commission of Inquiry should be declined,” "Other reasons for declining the request include that
the Commissions of Inquiry Act is not well designed for an inquiry into the
safety of particular criminal convictions, and there is a question about
whether it is legally possible to order an inquiry into such convictions
under this Act." 2009-1014 - NZ Government -
No Commission of Inquiry into Peter Ellis case Ministry Justice advice
March 2009 Ministry Justice advice May
2009 Timeline for Ellis case Simon Power
letter to Don Brash, Katherine Rich and Lynley Hood
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