Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 11:36 am
Documents released to National show that Police decided
to place 160 new police officers in MIQ facilities ignoring
requests from leadership within Police to place them in
Serious and Organised Crime roles, National’s spokesperson
for Police Simeon Brown says.
“The Government
promised New Zealanders they would fill 700 positions
dedicated to organised crime and gangs but so far have only
recruited 242 of those positions. Dealing with gangs and
organised crime is clearly not a priority for this
Government.
“Police had the opportunity last year to
fill more of these positions but prioritised placing these
new police officers at MIQ facilities. In the meantime gang