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What’s in an investigation?: ‘I don’t want to see somebody wrongfully convicted’

Monday 6 February 2023 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Crime, National

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What’s in an investigation?:  ‘I don’t want to see somebody wrongfully convicted’
The lawyer of a senior government official who has been convicted of drink drinking said it was the responsibility of police to undertake a comprehensive investigation before people were charged with offences. POLICE MEDIA/23020329

Doubts have been cast around the way Cook Islands Police handled investigations which led to the conviction of Secretary of Cultural Development Anthony Turua for drink-driving.

Doubts have been cast around the way Cook Islands Police handled investigations which led to the conviction of Secretary of Cultural Development Anthony Turua for drink-driving.


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