Perjury statistics
Anatoly Kern made this Official Information request to Ministry of Justice
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From: Anatoly Kern
Dear Ministry of Justice,
Under OIA could you please provide the information for the past 10 years (with per year separation) about:
1) Total number of cases raised/total number of succeeded prosecutions under sections 'Misleading Justice' (s108-117) of Crimes Act (Perjury).
2) Total number of cases raised/total number of succeeded prosecutions under section 115 "Conspiring to bring false accusation" of Crimes Act with a list of relevant Sections/Acts and number of false accusations behind them.
3) Total number of cases raised/total number of succeeded prosecutions for section 24 (False allegation or report to Police) of Summary Offences Act with a list of relevant Sections/Acts and number of false accusations behind them.
Yours faithfully,
Anatoly Kern
From: dccorrespondence
Ministry of Justice
Dear Mr Kern
Acknowledgement letter attached.
Yours sincerely
Kathryn Patterson
District Court Correspondence
Ministry of Justice
Ph | 04 918-8800
Fax | 04 918 8820
DX SX 10088
WELLINGTON 6140
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From: dccorrespondence
Ministry of Justice
Dear Mr Kern
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request
of 6 December 2012 regarding cases and convictions for perjury.
Yours sincerely
Kathryn Patterson
District Court Correspondence
Ministry of Justice
Ph | 04 918-8800
Fax | 04 918 8820
DX SX 10088
WELLINGTON 6140
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