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Page 13 - Trial Week 2 2006

 




Newstalk ZB
March 22 2006; 14:04

Rickards defends wearing uniform

Suspended top police officer Clint Rickards remains defiant about wearing his uniform to the first day of his trial on sex abuse charges.

The Assistant Commissioner concedes he knew suspended officers are not entitled to wear the uniform.

Rickards is continuing to give evidence in his defence against Louise Nicholas' accusations he raped and sexually assaulted her in the 1980's.

Under cross examination about the uniform incident , Rickards said for the last two and a half years he has been subjected to biased media attacks.

He said the reason he wore the uniform is because he is proud to be a police officer.