Calls for Sir Ron Brierley to be stripped of his knighthood have started to ring out following his guilty plea to charges of possession of child sexual abuse material.
Calls for Sir Ron Brierley to be stripped of his knighthood have started to ring out following his guilty plea to charges of possession of child sexual abuse material.
Jacinda Ardern looks into stripping Ron Brierley s knighthood, Wellington College cuts ties
1 Apr, 2021 12:33 AM
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Sir Ron Brierley leaving a Sydney court after admitting possession of child sex abuse materials. Photo / Liam Mendes
Sir Ron Brierley leaving a Sydney court after admitting possession of child sex abuse materials. Photo / Liam Mendes
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has asked officials to begin work on a process that could lead to Sir Ron Brierley being stripped of his knighthood.
Confirmation of the step came this afternoon and followed Brierley s guilty plea today to charges of possessing child sex abuse material.
It immediately brought fresh calls for Brierley to have his knighthood stripped, or for him to resign from holding it.
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 1:22 pm
Today’s guilty plea in Sydney by New Zealand-born
businessman Sir Ron Brierley, to charges of possessing child
sex abuse material, should pave the way for the former
high-flyer to be stripped of his knighthood, says a
long-time campaigner and law reformer on such
crimes.
Stop Demand founder and barrister Denise
Ritchie, MNZM, said that given today’s guilty plea the
process should be relatively
straightforward.
According to the Department of the
Prime Minister and Cabinet, an honours award can be removed
on the advice of the Prime Minister and with the approval of
the Queen. Grounds for doing so include, but are not limited
New Zealand businessman guilty of having child abuse images
by Nick Perry, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 1, 2021 12:17 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 1, 2021 at 12:28 am EDT
Ron Brierley leaves the Downing Centre District Court in Sydney, Thursday, April 1, 2021. Brierley, one of New Zealand s most well-known businessmen, pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing child sex abuse images, including some of children as young as 2. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand One of New Zealand’s most well-known businessmen pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing child sex abuse images, including some of children as young as 2.
Ron Brierley’s pleas on three charges in an Australian court have sparked a rarely invoked procedure to strip him of the knighthood he received more than 30 years ago.