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Acknowledging receipt of your Official Information Act request on the
Peter Ellis case.

 

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You can expect a response on or before 11th September 2019.

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Francis <[FOI #10978 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 August 2019 8:10 a.m.
To: correspondence, official <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Children's bizarre allegations

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I make the following request to assist me in my research.

 

On 9 March 1999 and 25 March 1999, Sir Thomas Thorp wrote to Val Sim about
the Peter Ellis case. Please send me unredacted copies of both letters.

 

On 8 March 2001, then-Justice Minister Phil Goff informed the
Governor-General that Ellis’ application for a pardon should be declined.
He repeated Sir Thomas Eichelbaum’s (false) claims that both experts,
Professor Davies and Dr Sas, “independently reached the view that the
children’s evidence in the conviction cases was reliable” and “allegations
arising from the [conviction children’s] later interviews did not
generally form the subject of charges”. Goff also claimed, wrongly, that
“the jury was fully aware of the bizarre allegations made by some of the
children”.

 

Subsequent to Goff’s letter to the Governor-General, did officials
endeavour to correct Goff’s aforementioned mistakes? Please send me copies
of all communication between officials and the Minister’s office about
this matter, including all communication with Goff about his claim that
the jury was fully aware of the bizarre allegations made by some of the
children.

 

According to records held by the ministry, what are all of the bizarre
allegations that were made by the child complainants which were heard by
the jury?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Ross Francis

 

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Kia ora Mr Francis,

 

Please find attached your OIA response.

 

Many thanks,

Lydia.

 

   

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