s 9(2)(a)
s 9(2)(a)
s 9(2)(a)
Operation - OP CONVOY PHASE 2
00046
POL 2150 A 08/16
New Zealand Police
STATEMENT
Section 82 Criminal Procedure Act 2011
Statement of: s 9(2)(a)
Age
(if under 18):
Date statement taken: 8/3/22
Time: 8:59am
Location: s 9(2)(a)
I, s 9(2)(a)
state:
1.
My full name is s 9(2)(a)
2.
I am a Detective Constable based in the Porirua s 9(2)(a)
3.
On Monday the 21st of February 2022 I started my shift at 4:35am at the Porirua Police
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Station.
4.
I travelled in a patrol car with Detective Constable s 9(2)(a)
into Thorndon to assist
with an early morning operation for the Parliamentary Protests.
5.
At approximately 5am we arrived at Parliament and were immediately tasked to join a
section/squad of police constable’s who advanced at the double to the Bunny Street,
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Featherston Street intersection to assist with the concrete bollards being put in place
and holding back the protestor crowd while this was done.
6.
At approximately 5:30am we were directed to go to the Lambton Quay intersection with
Bowen Street.
7.
Once there we were tasked with pushing the crowd back down Lambton Quay so that
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the concrete bollards could be put in place and not impede any traffic.
8.
In order to do this, we adopted a single belt grip and formed a line to push the crowd
back.
9.
Whilst doing this I had a liquid thrown into my face some of which went into both of my
eyes.
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Operation - OP CONVOY PHASE 2
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POL 2150 A 08/16
New Zealand Police
STATEMENT CONTINUED
Section 82 Criminal Procedure Act 2011
Statement of: s 9(2)(a)
Age
(if under 18):
10.
Immediately after I could smell raw sewage.
11.
I believe that the liquid was thrown from my left hand side, over the top of the protestors
in front of me.
12.
I did not see who threw the liquid on me but it was from the protestor side of the line.
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13.
One of the other protestors there also commented that it ‘smelt of shit’.
14.
I continued pushing and holding the line until the concrete bollards were put in place,
when I was then reassigned.
15.
In the debrief afterwards I spoke with Constable s 9(2)(a)
, who explained that
the water that had been thrown at him was brown in colour, and he believed it was port-
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a-loo water as it stunk of raw sewage.
16.
Things of note that I remember from the line pushing was that there was a Caucasian
female with a dreadlock hairstyle who decided to take her top off and expose her
breasts. This was immediately before I had the water thrown into my face.
17.
Initially I believed it was just water that was thrown into my face and was not too
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concerned. However, after speaking with Constable s 9(2)(a)
and putting two
and two together about the raw sewage smell, I believe that I had faecal matter thrown
into my eyes.
18.
s 9(2)(a)
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.
19.
s 9(2)(a)
20.
s 9(2)(a)
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Operation - OP CONVOY PHASE 2
00046
POL 2150 A 08/16
New Zealand Police
STATEMENT CONTINUED
Section 82 Criminal Procedure Act 2011
Statement of: s 9(2)(a)
Age
(if under 18):
21.
s 9(2)(a)
22.
s 9(2)(a)
I confirm the truth and accuracy of this statement. I make the statement with the knowledge that
it is to be used in court proceedings. I am aware that it is an offence to make a statement that
is known by me to be false or intended by me to mislead.
Signature
Date
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