Police officers fit to investigate their own - Coster - a podcast by RNZ

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Police officers under investigation for fatal shootings have been allowed to view evidence before being questioned by detectives.
Police say this policy has now changed, but the Independent Police Conduct Authority says that only happened after it refused to cooperate with police homicide inquiries, unless they stopped briefing officers in advance.
No officer has ever had charges laid against them by their colleagues following a homicide investigation.
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told Guyon Espiner he's satisfied police are fit to investigate their own.

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