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U.S. to investigate police rap
The U.S. military yesterday weighed into the politically explosive case of a Sunni woman allegedly raped last weekend by three Iraqi policemen, announcing its own investigation after the Shiite-run government dismissed her allegations as false.
The announcement, made to reporters by the chief military spokesman, appeared aimed at containing the growing political storm. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's exoneration of the three officers after an investigation lasting less than a day has inflamed Sunni-Shiite tensions over a case that strikes at the heart of Iraqi attitudes toward pro... Read more
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15 December 2008
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2000 complaints over police
Complaints to the independent police watchdog have increased to more than 2000 in the past year - thought to be the highest number in its 20-year history - but they are being handled more quickly.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority annual report shows it accepted 1690 complaints for investigation in the past year. But it sped up the time taken to investigate complaints, reducing the number of cases more than 12 months old by 87 per cent in the year.
The most common complaints were inadequate investigation or failure to provide medical help, police practice or procedures, bad attitude or language, and use of force.
The highest number of complaints came from Waitemata, Wellington, Auckland and Counties Manukau. Five public reports were issued last year. The reviews of the deaths of three Auckland teenagers resulting from a police pursuit, police actions around the prime ministerial motorcade, and the Operation Austin investigation into allegations of sexual offending by police officers all endorsed police actions.
A review of the 1999 protests during a state visit by Chinese president Jiang Zemin found the rights of lawful protesters had been breached, and a review of the shooting of Graeme Burton found police were justified in shooting him but should have done more to return him to prison beforehand.
"Independent oversight of police is part of the lifeblood of any just system of law enforcement," authority chairwoman Justice Lowell Goddard said. "It protects citizens against abuse of police power. It exposes misconduct and poor practice or policy. It provides public accountability.
"And it is crucial for police themselves. It encourages internal discipline, and it builds public trust and confidence in the nation's system of law enforcement."
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