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Shipton, Schollum vs Jane Doe Page 4 - Initial Reaction to
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A Commission of Inquiry into wider
police conduct is due to report to the Government at the end of the month. Mr Rickards remains on suspension
pending the outcome of a hearing on his future employment with New Zealand
Police. His lawyer, John Haigh QC, says Mr
Rickards has done nothing wrong, and should be reinstated to his position. Mr Rickards says he's spent nearly
half a million dollars of his own money fighting the charges. Mr Haigh said charges should never
have been laid against his client. he said justice was done by a courageous
jury which ignored peripheral material. Auckland University Associate
Professor Bill Hodge says every employer has legitimate concerns about public
image, and the police will now have some difficult issues to deal with. Professor Hodge says it's possible
Mr Rickards may end up being moved sideways to a job at police headquarters. |
