Crown Law Withholding Documents from Police
September 2, 2022
Newsroom has obtained documents that show Crown Law withheld documents from police or delayed providing them. The two agencies often work hand in glove in criminal justice matters and the division between them was rare, and disturbing to some observers.
Newsroom has shown some of the relevant information to legal experts. Human rights lawyer Dr Tony Ellis was asked if he thought the Crown’s behaviour amounted to blocking justice.
“I’m not sure what I think it is. I think it’s something worse… I’m not sure how you categorise it. It’s certainly obnoxious.”
It looked like deliberate moves to keep something buried. “With Prime Ministers and Ministers of Health involved….