Footage of pepper spraying of R Falwasser
      
    
Katherine Raue made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
The request was refused by New Zealand Police.
      From: Katherine Raue
      
    
    Dear New Zealand Police,
I hereby request a copy of the video recording of the incident involving a number of Police officers spraying Rawiri Falwasser at Whakatane - some of the footage is shown briefly in the report at this link - http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/videos/t...
Yours faithfully,
Katherine Raue
        New Zealand Police
      
    
    Dear Katherine
Thank you for your OIA request, which has been forwarded to the correct
 department for follow-up.
Kind regards,
PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM
 NZ POLICE
-----Katherine Raue <[OIA #1473 email]> wrote:
 -----
To: OIA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
 From: Katherine Raue <[OIA #1473 email]>
 Date: 17/02/2014 11:42PM
 Subject: Official Information Act request - Footage of pepper spraying
 of R Falwasser
     Dear New Zealand Police,
     
      I hereby request a copy of the video recording of the incident
      involving a number of Police officers spraying Rawiri Falwasser at
      Whakatane - some of the footage is shown briefly in the report at
      this link -
     
 [1]http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/videos/t...
     
      Yours faithfully,
     
      Katherine Raue
     
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        New Zealand Police
      
    
    Hi Katherine
  
 Please find attached the Police response to your request.
  
 Regards
  
 Gared McLAUGHLIN
 GMJ378
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Cody C left an annotation ()
Hi Katherine,
I am unsure why this was refused for Privacy reasons. Have you been in contact with the person who is mentioned? It is my understanding they also want the footage released and that it would be in the public interest.
Keep up what you're doing! :)
Cody
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