The Territory Response Group’s so-called “Noogada awards”, which were handed out annually to members of the elite NT Police unit who exemplified the worst personal hygiene “or feral behaviour”, were written on paper with an Aboriginal flag in the background, the coronial inquest has heard, the day after TRG members swore in statements that the awards had nothing to do with race.
The award certificates were tendered as evidence in court by former constable Zach Rolfe on Friday who claimed they “discredited” the statutory declarations of four former and current TRG members and senior officers; Acting Assistant Commissioner James Gray-Spence, Superintendent Shaun Gill, Superintendent Craig Garland and Senior Sergeant Meacham King.
Nt Independent Please ask the coroner how much her inquest has cost the taxpayer and what is the supposed outcome apart from grandstanding after the event on issues she is thoroughly incompetent and questionably biased to rule on.
Definitely need to know the cost of this exercise which stars Elisabeh Armitage and Peggy Dwyer trying to crucify Zac Rolfe. Will take a lot less time and money to make the movie of this farce.
Surely the senior police who signed the sworn statements have committed perjury ?.
The fact that police officer are only to willing to hand zac the evidence he needs just shows how on the nose the executive is with the rank and file.
sack the lot of the useless pricks and start again
This always appeared that commissioner Chalker wanted this to be used to crucify Rolfe. The use of phone messages that would not have been admissible as trial evidence has been used to paint Rolfe and his team as being racist rogues. The scapegoat is not going down on his own!
The tax payer dollars keep rolling in and the legal crowd rub there hands in glee with the income available. Results at the end of the day??? Who really cares among the elite running this huge farce.