A senior NT Police detective has been accused of “criminal conduct”, including withholding and manipulating evidence, while in a key role in the Zach Rolfe murder charge investigation, a formal complaint filed with the acting Police Commissioner alleges.
The complaint was sent by Mr Rolfe’s lawyers yesterday, alleging that Detective Senior Sergeant Wayne Newell – who now leads the police’s Special References Unit – may have engaged in “criminal conduct, such as, for example, perverting the course of justice” for his actions while investigating Mr Rolfe for murder in the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker.
“The complaint called for acting Police Commissioner Michael Murphy to initiate an independent investigation into the matter or refer it to another body for investigation”
Has anyone gone to jail in the NT from a ICAC investigation?
No! ICAC is designed to do nothing!
Well it’s about time these investigators were held to account for botched investigation, hopefully Sgt Newellis just the beginning of those who were involved in this crusade against a police officer just doing his job. And now all Mr Murphy needs to do to gain the trust of the police force members is to reinstate Mr Rolfe as a constable.