This is edition 2025/69 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
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1. My experiences of the Police Professional Conduct Unit: the PPCU, not the IPCA, are the true villains
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- 🔍 Lucy Rogers highlighted significant issues with police oversight and accountability in New Zealand, noting the police's impunity and lack of accountability during her arrest.
- 🕵️ Initially suspecting the IPCA, Lucy later praised their integrity but pointed out the real issue lies with the Police Professional Conduct Unit (PPCU).
- 📞 Despite filing a complaint, Lucy was never contacted or interviewed by the PPCU during their investigation into her arrest.
- 📧 The PPCU's excuse of a typographical error for not contacting Lucy for an interview was deemed inadequate by her.
- 👥 Neither Daniel Maxwell nor Officer Q were interviewed by the PPCU, raising questions about the thoroughness of their investigations.
- 📝 The PPCU's reliance on notebook entries over interviews was criticized by Lucy as insufficient for determining the truth.
- 🔄 When the IPCA requested the PPCU to review its conclusions, they refused to adjust their findings despite contrary evidence.
- 🚫 Lucy's Official Information Act request regarding police complaint handling was denied, indicating transparency issues within the PPCU.
- 🦊 Lucy concludes that transferring investigative resources from the PPCU to the IPCA is necessary to avoid conflicts of interest in police misconduct investigations.
