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2005-0304 - TV1-CloseUp -
Cops and Kids
Tonight there's a fresh allegation of cops going too far. Another young
person claims Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona assaulted him at a Pacific
secondary schools music festival.
2005-0304 - One News - Fresh
allegations against Solomona
There is a fresh allegation against Senior Sergeant Anthony Solomona, who has
this week appeared in court on six charges of assault in three separate
incidents. A family has spoken to Close Up alleging their boy, who was
15-years-old at the time, was mistreated by Solomona, who was head of the
Wiri police emergency response unit.
2005-0304 - Newstalk ZB -
PCA ineffective says top lawyer
An Auckland lawyer claims more people have not come forward with concerns
about abuse from police because of the ineffectiveness of the Police
Complaints Authority……..Convener of the Auckland District Law Society
Criminal Committee Robin Brown says you cannot make a complaint to the PCA
until the case has been through the courts. Mr Brown says the victim often
just wants to get on with their life by the time the case is over.
2005-0304 - NZ Police -
Appalling behaviour won't be tolerated
 Press Release -
"The appalling behaviour of a few officers in South Auckland who
featured in a recent trial will not be tolerated within Police, the Assistant
Commissioner for Crime and Crash Reduction, Peter Marshall, said today. The
initial indications are that this involves only a small group of officers in
the Counties Manukau District," said Mr Marshall.
Assistant
Commissioner Peter Marshall
2005-0304 - One News - Police to
stop "appalling" behaviour
A criminal lawyer says an inquiry into the conduct of police officers in
south Auckland is not before time. Criminal Bar Association immediate
past-president, Robin Brown, says he's not surprised by the case because he
hears frequently of "wanton violence in police cells."
2005-0304 - Daily News -
Police deny 'sick' culture claims
by Haydon Dewes - Police bosses and the Police Association have hit back at
claims that prisoners are routinely photographed while being humiliated by
officers, and have strongly denied police culture is "sick". But
Green MP Keith Locke said the practice, which he likened to the photographs
taken of American soldiers torturing prisoners in Iraq's Abu Gharib prison,
could be a sign of a wider problem within the force and has called for an
independent inquiry
2005-0304 - NZ Herald - Police
move to stamp out 'sick' culture
by David Eames and Louisa Cleave - Police moved swiftly yesterday to set up a
sweeping inquiry into what a judge described as a "sick" culture
within the force. Announcing the investigation, Assistant Police Commissioner
Peter Marshall said he wanted to maintain public confidence in the police.
"I want to assure the public that police will do everything to identify
any other culprits and put an end to this abhorrent kind of behaviour as
quickly as possible.
2005-0304 - NZ Herald - Dob in
mates only if leaks malicious
by Louisa Cleave - Counties Manukau police are still being encouraged to dob
in their colleagues who pass information to the media - but they must first
decide if the leak was "malicious and mischievous". District Commander
Superintendent Steve Shortland has labelled staff who speak anonymously to
media as "traitors" and suggested they did it for money, a free
lunch, sex or out of stupidity
2005-0304 - Newstalk ZB
- Former cop concerned about "jokes"
A former police officer is concerned that behaviour police are brushing off
as jokes could be just the tip of the iceberg. Senior Sergeant Anthony
Solomona, from the Wiri-based emergency response unit, has been found guilty
of assaulting a 17-year-old suspect, but acquitted on three further charges
of assault and one of assault with a weapon.
2005-0304 - Dominion Post -
Police deny 'sick' practices
 by Haydon Dewes -
Police bosses and the Police Association have hit back at claims that
prisoners are routinely photographed while being humiliated by officers, and
have strongly denied a "sick" police culture. But Green MP Keith
Locke said the practice, which he likened to the photographs taken of
American soldiers torturing prisoners in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, could be a
sign of a wider problem within the force and has called for an independent
inquiry.
Keith Locke in Parliament
2005-0304 - Newstalk ZB -
Greens want inquiry into police behaviour
The Greens want an independent inquiry into a what is being described as Abu
Ghraib-type behaviour by police. Photos showing a young offender with a
demeaning sign around his neck and a masked police officer brandishing an axe
and machete were revealed at a recent trial involving a senior police
officer. Green Party police spokesman Keith Locke says something needs to be
done before such problems become commonplace
2005-0304 - Otago Daily Times
- Police behaviour ‘sick’: judge
 NZPA - Police
activities described by a judge as “sick” would not be tolerated, high-ranking
police officers said yesterday. Senior Sergeant Anthony Laime Solomona was
found guilty yesterday of assaulting a 17-year-old youth on the forecourt of
a Manurewa service station in February last year. During the trial, the court
heard it was common police practice to photograph prisoners being humiliated
by officers, prompting a scathing comment on police culture from a district
court judge
Police
Association President, Greg O'Connor
2005-0304 - Otago Daily Times -
Police boss moves to qualify harsh words
 NZPA - Counties Manukau
District Commander Superintendent Steve Shortland said yesterday a harsh
newsletter he wrote criticising staff who leaked information to the media was
not directed at genuine whistleblowers. New Zealand First law and order
spokesman Ron Mark accused Supt Shortland of launching a witch-hunt against
whistle-blowers and criticised the “intemperate” language in the newsletter
Steve Shortland
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