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The police inspector managing
an investigation into police culture in Counties Manukau has stepped down
after revelations he made inappropriate remarks to a prisoner. Commissioner of Police
Rob Robinson set up the investigation in response to allegations of a
"sick" police culture in south Auckland, manifested in police
attitudes and their treatment of offenders. It came about following
the conviction of Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona, who was found guilty of
assaulting a 17-year-old at an Auckland service station in February last
year. Inspector Pieter
Roozendaal was managing the inquiry and has offered to step aside after media
reports about the incident in the late 1980s where alleged inappropriate
humour was involved. Police say he was
cleared of the complaint although he accepts he used words that were
construed as inappropriate. North Shore, Waitakere
and Rodney District Commander, Superintendent Roger Carson is defending
Roozendaal saying there is no question of Inspector Roozendaal losing his job
as the district's professional standards manager. The investigation is
asking for submissions to be made. |
