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A former MP who
reviewed a case of alleged abuse at the Army's Waiouru Cadet School is
backing calls for an inquiry. Marilyn Waring, former
Raglan and Waipa MP, was involved in the review into the death of Grant Bain
at the school. The teenager was shot in the neck at the school in 1981 and
his family has always claimed the investigation into his death was
mishandled. Ms Waring says when she
was conducting her review, she came up against a brick wall with the police
inquiry and the Ministry of Defence. She says there needs to
be an honest and transparent inquiry into all allegations of abuse. Meanwhile, the former
army officer who has lifted the lid on the abuse claims believes at least 10
percent of men who went through the school are victims of abuse that occurred
from the 1960s to the 1980s. Ian Fraser, who came forward
with the allegations, says a number of former students at the school are
making some disturbing claims. He is trying to
quantify the level of abuse and at this stage estimates about 10 percent of
those who went through the school were picked on. In Australia, six
soldiers are facing the sack from the Australian Army amid allegations of
misconduct. The soldiers, including
a female officer, have been suspended on full pay. The Army is
investigating complaints of sexual misconduct and abuse of the chain-of-command. |
