News (Media Awareness Project) - New Zealand: Police Pay Narks $1.5m |
| Title: | New Zealand: Police Pay Narks $1.5m |
| Published On: | 2001-06-21 |
| Source: | New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 16:16:20 |
POLICE PAY NARKS $1.5M
Police have paid nearly $1.5 million to informants in the last five years,
but have declined to answer questions about the practice, to protect the
"public interest". In response to an Official Information Act request,
police said $285,000 had been paid to informants in the last year. A total
of $1.46 million was paid between 1995 and 2000. Police declined to say
more, citing obligations to protect confidences and the supply of such
information.
Police have paid nearly $1.5 million to informants in the last five years,
but have declined to answer questions about the practice, to protect the
"public interest". In response to an Official Information Act request,
police said $285,000 had been paid to informants in the last year. A total
of $1.46 million was paid between 1995 and 2000. Police declined to say
more, citing obligations to protect confidences and the supply of such
information.
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