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Wellington: A
Commission of Inquiry into police conduct has been further delayed because related
criminal investigations are continuing. Prime Minister Helen
Clark announced yesterday the Government had agreed to extend the reporting
time of the inquiry until May. The commission was
initially to report its findings last November 1. Commissioners Justice
Robertson and Dame Margaret Bazley are looking into the way police handled complaints of sexual abuse by officers over
the past 25 years. The commission was
established after Rotorua woman Louise Nicholas alleged last January that she
was packraped and violated with a police baton by three police officers in 1986 when she was 18. The men vigorously deny
the allegations. Since then, other women
have alleged police covered up their complaints against other officers. Earlier last month, the
commission said it would remain adjourned until police finished investigations. |
