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Police face discipline over rough treatment
The Northern Territory Chief Minister says he expects the Police Commissioner to discipline officers who repeatedly slammed a man's head into a counter while he was in custody.
The man had his four-month jail sentence for spitting on a police officer reduced by the Supreme Court because of they way he was treated by police on the night.
Chief Minister Paul Henderson said he expected Commissioner John McRoberts would make sure the police officer involved was disciplined.
"That's totally unacceptable [behaviour]," Mr Henderson said.
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Isle of Man Today - Douglas, U
21 November 2005
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POLICE CHIEF'S OUTSPOKEN ATTAC
AN outspoken attack on 'vexatious and mischevious' allegations against him, penned by Chief Constable Mike Culverhouse, has been obtained by Isle of Man Newspapers.
In a strongly-worded defence of his stance, Mr Culverhouse condemns 'dishonest and deceitful' staff.
He threatens to name those who have lodged complaints against him and reveal details of outstanding disciplinary allegations against former and serving officers.
The internal statement was issued to the 236-strong force, but was not intended to be read by the public.
A spokesman for Mr Culverhouse said the force would not comment on papers circulated internally.
The statement was made after Detective Constable Ray Forbes was jailed for six months for frauds totalling £112,000.
He admitted five offences after being charged with more than 30 following a two-year covert investigation.
Since 2000 several complaints have been made by and against other officers and disciplinary investigations were launched, conducted by officers from Cheshire police.
It is understood many related to the Forbes investigation.
During the same period, Mr Culverhouse was the subject of several complaints from serving and retired officers. The basis of those complaints isn't known, but Hampshire police have been appointed to probe the allegations.
Mr Culverhouse's statement says he makes no apologies for mounting the investigation into Forbes, or subsequent probes, although he admits his jailing was a 'sad day in the splendid history of the Isle of Man Constabulary'.
'The public do not unreasonably have high expectations of honesty, integrity and common decency from everyone in the police force and these values uphold the tradition of British policing which is the envy of the world,' it continues.
'In the local environment there will be some who will question the strength of these values, such is the damage that one dishonest person can do.
'Whilst acknowledging the sadness of this event I do not believe it is a tragedy. The public can be reassured and have the utmost confidence in our determination to root out people who are dishonest and deceitful and it is my personal ambition to rid the constabulary of people who do not genuinely share these values.
'I am personally committed to making the constabulary an unpleasant place to work for people who are dishonest and deceitful so that everyone else can flourish.'
It adds: 'The complaints made against me personally in pursuance of this approach from serving and retired officers will be investigated thoroughly and properly in accordance with the relevant regulations.
'However, never will vexatious and mischevious complaints deter or faze me from my personal commitment of excluding dishonest officers from the organisation.'
Mr Culverhouse's statement says once the complaints against him have been investigated he will 'consider publishing in full the nature of each of the complaints made against me and by whom they were made'.
He will also consider publishing 'full details of the oustanding allegations against each of them for which no disciplinary action was taken'.
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