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This page last updated March 10
2005
Anthony Laime Solomona
2005-0226 - NZ Herald - Officer
denies beatings
Alleged beatings of some suspects, the humiliation of others and the
"shabby" treatment of police files came under scrutiny when a
senior South Auckland policeman gave evidence in his own defence yesterday.
Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona - who faces four charges of assault and one
of assault with a weapon - dismissed as "absolutely false"
accusations that he beat and abused three suspects, in separate incidents, in
February and March last year.
2005-0225 - NZ Herald -
Sergeant says joke typical of police
Photographing a young suspect wearing a sign saying "I belong to Senior
Sergeant Solomona" was a typical police station joke across New Zealand,
the Papakura District Court heard yesterday. Sergeant John Nelson told the
court he had seen similar stunts in numerous police stations, but said not
everyone would get the joke. "The humour would not be understood by
non-police officers."
2005-0224 - NZ Herald - Teen
claims senior sergeant struck him with bat
A third
complainant yesterday gave evidence against a senior South Auckland policeman
accused of beating and abusing suspects. The 17-year-old, who has permanent
name suppression, told the Papakura District Court Senior Sergeant Anthony
Solomona threatened to beat him up, then assaulted him with a bat, at the
Wiri police station last March
2005-0223 - NZ Herald -
Senior cop bashed up man over near-miss, court told
A
policeman punched a young man in the stomach, took him back to Manukau police
station and beat him again, then fined him $400, the Papakura District Court
was told yesterday. The claims came during day two of a defended hearing into
allegations that Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona of the Manukau-Wiri police
assaulted three young men in separate incidents in February and March last
year
2005-0222 - NZ Herald -
Policeman faces charges of assaulting young trio
A
policeman facing assault charges after allegedly beating and verbally abusing
three young complainants on three separate occasions appeared in the Papakura
District Court yesterday. Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona of Manukau-Wiri
police faces five charges of assault and one of assault with a weapon,
stemming from incidents alleged to have happened last February and March. He
denies the charges, and is on bail.
2004-0924 -
Waikato Times - Senior cop faces charges
New
March 5 2004
A senior
police officer is facing charges of assault following an investigation into
complaints by five men this year. Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona appeared
in Manukau District Court last week on five charges of common assault and one
charge of assault with a weapon
2004-0924 - NZ Herald -
Veteran cop on assault charges
New
March 5 2004
A senior
police officer is facing assault charges after an investigation into
complaints by five men this year. Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona has been a
police officer for 18 years and is married to the country's first Pacific
Island judge, Ida Malosi.
2004-0412 - NZ Herald -
Claims Sth Ackld police officer used excessive force
New
March 5 2004
A senior
South Auckland police officer is being investigated over claims he used
excessive force. Senior Sergeant Anthony (Tony) Solomona had been stood down
during the investigation, the Sunday Star-Times reported yesterday
2004-0411 - Sunday Star Times
- Top cop stood down after assault claims
New
March 5 2004
by Rachel
Grunwell - Assault claims have forced
a senior police officer in an elite emergency squad to stand down. South
Auckland senior sergeant Anthony (Tony) Solomona, who is married to a judge,
has been off duty for about a week since the police department started
investigating claims he assaulted five complainants. Police management are
sensitive about the matter because Solomona is a senior officer and his wife
is the country's first female Pacific Island judge, Ida Malosi.
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