Report into illegal use of taser

Ti Lamusse made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

The request was refused by New Zealand Police.

From: Ti Lamusse

Dear New Zealand Police,

I saw that an officer has been charged relating to a use of a taser: https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/...

Please provide me with any internal report produced about the incident and the decision to charge the officer.

Please provide me with all communications between staff who prepared the press release relating to this case.

Yours faithfully,

Ti Lamusse

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Dear Ti Lamusse,

 
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
 
I refer to your Official Information Request blow, which was submitted
online through www.requests.fyi.org.nz on 27/07/2018.
 
I have assessed your request. In order for NZ Police to satisfy itself
that you are eligible under section 12 of the Official Information Act
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you, or any identity documentation. I would be happy to receive further
information by your replying to this email address:
[email address] at your convenience.
 
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the Ombudsman:
 
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clear from the post mark, and the requester will normally provide a return
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Yours sincerely
 
Elsa
Case Management Support
Auckland City Police District

From: Ti Lamusse <[FOI #8397 email]>
Date: 27/07/2018 02:09PM
Subject: Official Information request - Report into illegal use of taser

Dear New Zealand Police,

I saw that an officer has been charged relating to a use of a taser: [1] 
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/...
 

Please provide me with any internal report produced about the incident and
the decision to charge the officer.

Please provide me with all communications between staff who prepared the
press release relating to this case.

Yours faithfully,

Ti Lamusse

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From: Ti Lamusse

Dear New Zealand Police,

I note that the information that you request from me is not required under the Official Information Act. You also already have all the information that you have asked for in police databases if you care to search.

Further, you have responded to the following requests from me here:
https://fyi.org.nz/request/4788-deaths-i...
https://fyi.org.nz/request/4788-deaths-i...
https://fyi.org.nz/request/4555-strip-se...

In none of these requests did you ask me to publicly disclose personal information.

Please treat this request as you have done all my previous requests and reply as you are required to under the OIA without this extra delaying tactic.

Please note, a response to this request is still required no later than August 24, 2018.

Yours sincerely,

Ti Lamusse

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New Zealand Police

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Good Morning Ti Lamusse
 
I have forwarded on your email to the appropriate department requesting
contact be made with  you.
 
 
Please email us again at [1][New Zealand Police request email] if we can help you
any further.
 
Regards
 
New Zealand Police
 
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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
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New Zealand Police

Dear Ti Lamusse,

 

Request for information

 

Thank you for your email dated 27/07/2018 requesting information on "
Policeman charged over illegal Taser use in Auckland" .  You requested:

 

1.       any internal report produced about the incident and the decision
to charge the officer

2.       all communications between staff who prepared the press release
relating to this case

 

Your request has been considered in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982 and we are unable to provide the information you have
requested for the following reasons:

 

·           S6 (c) - To prejudice the maintenance of the law, including
the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences and the right to
a fair trial        

 

  If you have any questions, you may contact us through email:
[1][email address] .

 

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are
not satisfied with Police’s response to your request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Elsa

 

 

Case Management Support

Auckland City Police District

From: Ti Lamusse <[FYI request #8397 email]>
Date: 27/07/2018 02:09PM
Subject: Official Information request - Report into illegal use of taser

Dear New Zealand Police,

I saw that an officer has been charged relating to a use of a taser: [2] 
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/...
 

Please provide me with any internal report produced about the incident and
the decision to charge the officer.

Please provide me with all communications between staff who prepared the
press release relating to this case.

Yours faithfully,

Ti Lamusse

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FYI request #8397 email]

Is [New Zealand Police request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to New Zealand Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
  [3]  https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
  [4]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers  

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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
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Ti Lamusse left an annotation ()

I have laid a complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman on two grounds. First, the request for private information before considering my request and, second, the rejection of the request on the basis of section 6(c). A s 6(c) refusal could have been avoided if identifying information were redacted.

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