New Zealand
First law and order spokesperson Ron Mark has rejected the
explanation given by Police Headquarters for the 111
incident in Christchurch last July.
“The police statement
is an exercise in semantics because it acknowledges traffic
police were on duty, but says they were not logged on at the
time.
“They have simply redesignated traffic police into
two separate parts – Highway Patrol and Strategic Traffic
Units – and used this to skew the facts of the matter.
“By denying claims that Highway Patrols ignored calls to
assist, because none of those were rostered for duty at the
time of the call, police have misled the public because in
actual fact they have in their own words confirmed that
there WERE dedicated traffic officers on duty when the call
was made, and that they failed to respond.
“Moreover, the
press release was issued from Police Headquarters without
even interviewing the frontline staff member who could not
get a response from the traffic units, nor his supervisor,”
concluded Mr Mark.
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