| WELLINGTON: The Police Complaints Authority has released figures today showing that they are nearing their 100 percent clearance target for the year till July. Police Commissioner Brian Watts was very pleased with the results.
Commissioner Watts, who once played the part of Bumbling Traffic Officer Number Three in Goodbye Pork Pie, hoped that a 100 percent clearance rate would reassure members of the Public that the Police were doing a successful job of clearing Police Officers from criminal charges. The Police Complaints Authority was set up in the 1990's to deal with public complaints about the Police. The authority is made up of members of the New Zealand Police to fairly and impartially investigate complaints against other members of the New Zealand Police. The Commissioner went on to say that despite a few early hiccups, which resulted in officers actually being convicted, the New Zealand Police were very happy with the way that the Authority has been working over the past ten years. |
| Police Complaints Authority Nearing 100% Clearance Target |
Wednesday, 01 November 2000 12:00
