Increased Independence Of Police Necessary
Step To Maximise Public Confidence - Peters
The Rt Hon
Winston Peters MP, Leader of New Zealand First, today
welcomed government decisions designed to enhance the
independence of the Police Complaints Authority.
“After
year of calling for such a move, New Zealand First is
pleased to see the Government taking the necessary steps to
maximise public confidence and trust in the New Zealand
Police,” said Mr Peters.
Mr Peters suggested that other
top professions, which are not monitored and judged by
independent bodies, should follow the Police’s
example.
“For too long too many key New Zealand
professions have been perceived as covering for their own –
even when those perceptions were not necessarily based on
fact,” said Mr
Peters.
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