Solicitor-General Cleared By Investigation

New Zealand Police National News Release
11:43am 20 February 2009
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release.html?id=4810

The police investigation into an allegation of perjury has cleared the Solicitor-General, Dr David Collins QC, of any wrongdoing.

The allegation, made by author Anne Hunt, related to sections of an affidavit sworn by Dr Collins for Court of Appeal proceedings in May 2007.

Detective Superintendent Rod Drew said that the investigation had reviewed hundreds of documents to determine Mrs Hunt's six specific grounds of complaint.

As a result, the investigation revealed that Mrs Hunt was mistaken in her belief on three of the grounds and that there was no evidence of wrongdoing in regard to the others.

Mr Drew said that the investigation had been independently reviewed by Queens Counsel Mr Philip Morgan, whose review provided the opinion that there was no evidence of perjury or any obstruction of the course of justice.

The police investigation is now complete and the file closed.

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