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Can I make public the name of a police officer who lied & refused to peruse my evidence when I lodged a complain

Cybergranny (Account suspended) made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

The request was partially successful.

From: Cybergranny (Account suspended)

Dear New Zealand Police,
Some time ago I lodged a serious complaint with the police and had plenty of evidence to support my complaint including some legal documments.
The police officer lied and said he did not want to look at my huge bag of evidence and that there was no crime.
I asked him to email me with this information.
He responded by email and said he was not going to investigate but did not give the reason why.
I replied to his email and asked for the reason why.
He replied there was no evidence of a crime, no supporting evidence nor any independant witnesses.
This police officer broke the code of conduct, lacked integrity, did not honour the oath they swear to when being sworn in. His response was illegal and highly unethical.
This email proves that he lied because I have all the evidence supporting my complaint including legal documents.
I would like to have my story published in a newspaper and the NZ public made aware of a police officer like this one.
Can I use his name publicly including the police station he was from when a newspaper publishes my story as I have the proof in the form of an email to prove that he did in fact lie
Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Cybergranny

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Kia ora

Police will not prevent you taking your complaint to the media, or sharing the officer in question's name with the media. However, if you have a complaint about the actions of Police staff, we recommend you lodge an expression of dissatisfaction, so that Police can look into this matter for you. The form can be found here: https://www.police.govt.nz/contact-us/gi...

You can also make a complaint to the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA). The IPCA oversees complaints about the Police. They are headed by a Judge, are totally independent and not part of Police. You can find out more information about how to contact the IPCA here: https://www.ipca.govt.nz/Site/complaints/

Ngā mihi

Sophie
Ministerial Services

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From: Cybergranny (Account suspended)

Dear Ministerial Services,
Why is this classified as partially successful.
I had already lodged a complaint with IPCA. I am still waiting for their reply.

Yours sincerely,

Cybergranny

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