Comments on: Will left bias brush over Police subservience to China? http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=109 A lawyer and former politician opines on law, politics and the universe Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:24:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephen Franks http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=109&cpage=1#comment-1492 Stephen Franks Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:16:13 +0000 http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=109#comment-1492 The denials were mainly of accounts by Free Tibet protestors of being moved from stret positions where they threatened nobody, but would have been visible from the President's motorcade. Police accounts claimed the demonstrators were not where they claimed to be. As to the evidence, we heard at length from many people who were at the dinner in Christchurch and in and around the hotel. There was no evidence to link Shipley to the orders. The denials were mainly of accounts by Free Tibet protestors of being moved from stret positions where they threatened nobody, but would have been visible from the President’s motorcade. Police accounts claimed the demonstrators were not where they claimed to be.
As to the evidence, we heard at length from many people who were at the dinner in Christchurch and in and around the hotel. There was no evidence to link Shipley to the orders.

]]> By: randominanity http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=109&cpage=1#comment-1282 randominanity Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:31:11 +0000 http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=109#comment-1282 And why did the Committee not call journalists who covered the events of the night of the state dinner to give their views? I suspect they could have told you some very interesting things about the PM's movements to and from the Millennium Hotel that evening. And why did the Committee not call journalists who covered the events of the night of the state dinner to give their views? I suspect they could have told you some very interesting things about the PM’s movements to and from the Millennium Hotel that evening.

]]> By: ben http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=109&cpage=1#comment-1281 ben Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:29:24 +0000 http://www.stephenfranks.co.nz/?p=109#comment-1281 Hi Stephen Can you be more specific about this: "Most shattering was the simple stupidity at senior levels, in sticking to incredible denials in the face of overwhelming evidence, including video footage" What is it that the Police were denying? Hi Stephen

Can you be more specific about this: “Most shattering was the simple stupidity at senior levels, in sticking to incredible denials in the face of overwhelming evidence, including video footage”

What is it that the Police were denying?

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