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SOUTH African Police Service national commissioner Jackie Selebi is known for making off-the-cuff remarks. It is therefore not clear what should be made of Selebi¡¯s remarks, to the select committee on security last week, where he is reported to have argued for the closing down of SA¡¯s key police oversight body ¡ª the Independent Complaints Directorate, or ICD.
Selebi is reported to have said that police sometimes make mistakes but that there was no need for a special organisation to investigate them, partly as the South African Police Service (SAPS) has an evaluation services ... Read more
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08 June 2006
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Shipman scandal detective keep
A detective whose failings allowed Harold Shipman to claim his last three victims will resume his career, it was announced yesterday.
Det Insp David Smith, 49, will face no stricture beyond being "advised" about his conduct by his superiors at Greater Manchester Police.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found evidence that questioned the officer's "honesty, integrity and performance". But it decided against ordering his force to discipline him because any investigation was "highly unlikely to prove" breaches of conduct.
Mr Smith, who has been suspended on full pay for almost three years, will keep his £45,000-a-year job and full pension rights.
The IPCC expressed "disappointment" that some of his colleagues would not assist in its investigation.
The Crown Prosecution Service had already decided there was insufficient evidence to pursue the detective, despite his lying on oath to a High Court judge.
Shipman, a GP in Hyde, Greater Manchester, had killed more than 250 of his patients by the time Mr Smith was called in to investigate.
He failed to speak to Shipman or to check whether he had a criminal record. That left the serial killer free to murder Winifred Mellor, 73, Joan Melia, 73, and Kathleen Grundy, 81.
Mr Smith, who lied to his superiors and to the inquiry headed by Dame Janet Smith, was also criticised by a judge over a separate murder case.
The trial of six men charged with killing David Barnshaw, a drug dealer, was halted because police withheld evidence and failed to disclose information to the defence.
Judge Penry-Davey, sitting at Preston Crown Court, accused Mr Smith of "not telling the truth" and he was suspended over both matters.
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