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Newstalk ZB
October 4 2004

Army urges complainant to come forward

The Army is urging a former Waiouru cadet to put his complaints in writing so they can be investigated.

Ian Fraser has detailed what he says was widespread physical, psychological and sexual abuse of cadets at the army's elite RF school, which closed in 1991.

His complaints cover his time there in 1971, but have been backed up by another former cadet who describes torture and abuse in 1964.

Army spokesman Major Murray Brown says Mr Fraser has not made any contact with the offices of either the minister of defence or the chief of defence forces.

He is urging him to do so, so they can be investigated.