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Disgraced South
Auckland police officer Anthony Solomona will this week testify in the trial
of four former colleagues facing civil action by a man who claims he was
roughed up during an arrest. Paul Pure says police
used excessive force and is seeking damages, but his lawyer Jeremy Sutton
refused to reveal the amount. The case will be heard in the Auckland District
Court from tomorrow. Solomona's lawyer, John
Haigh QC, said Solomona had been summonsed to give evidence and his only
involvement was as the watch house keeper on the day in question. Solomona was convicted
in April of assaulting a 17-year-old man last year and the case led to an
investigation of what the judge called a sick culture in the Counties-Manukau
police force. |
