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TATTSLOTTO RESULTS Drawn:7/11/15 Draw num: 3579 SUPP: OZLOTTO RESULTS Drawn: 10/11/15 Draw num: 1134 Next draw: SUPP: Cook islands Herald 11 November 2015 MEDIA RELEASE 2 Police investigation under pressure from government fter Crown Law failed to existed. “King is either ignorant have the Police arrest of the laws of privilege or she Aand charge George Pitt was attempting to bully me into on a trumped up contempt of compliance with her demands,” Court breach they have made stated Pitt. “I wasn’t going to fall every effort under the persistent for her erroneous threats.” prompting of the Financial King is the victim of her own Secretary Richard Neves to breaches of legal protocol, smear him. In an orchestrated without Bob William’s victimising campaign focusing permission she gave a copy, an on discrediting the messenger edited one at that to Neves who and ignoring the message it is forwarded it on to another party, evident Neves and company again without FIU permission or have some deep secrets to hide knowledge. that expose the truth about how King should be taken to task corrupted the management of for this serious transgression of public funds has become, simply client privilege. Government has put Alex Frame’s legal advice announced and investigation into clearly incriminates the CIP how did Pitt obtained copies or government. a copy of Frame’s legal opinion. Pitt said he was visited at Look no further than Cheryl home by two Police officers King said Pitt, King distributed last Monday too late in the an unauthorised copy to Neves day for him to arrange legal who in turn leaked it to others representation. As is his right Pitt implicated in the draft copies. is permitted to remain silent, but To hide this corrupting of said “Once I realised the Police confidentiality Crown Law and were in breach of their own Neves with poop up to their necks investigation process I was under are anxious to cover their tracks no obligation to cooperate till of guilt. Fortunately for King they were not taking instruction George Pitt - making a stand for media freedom and Neves Williams is overseas from Crown Law staff.” manipulated Crown Law.” deliberate attempt to keep me otherwise he would have plenty I advised them I would be The interview conducted by in the dark,” said Pitt. The Justice to rap King’s knuckles over. making a complaint of their the Police was recorded and based his decision on a one sided Giving Neves a copy is non compliance of their own then partial filmed once a CITV overstated application, that inexcusable but it demonstrates code of practise concerning an news reporter arrived to witness denigrated Pitt and amplified the how far his tentacles of influence investigation. I made a verbal the Police intervention. importance of client privilege. has penetrated. Little is known complaint to a superior Police Pitt said he felt sorry for the Pitt said after speaking to about why FIU initiated their Officer later that evening. Crown Police who had been misled by Crown Law acting boss Cheryl investigation and if it is as a Law had over stepped their Crown Law, there is a line in the King about why she had given result of a formal complaint. responsibility as a complainant, sand between the independence out two copies, one in full and an Despite the investigation being being forcibly instructional of the Police and Crown Law and edited version of Frame’s advice ongoing at Neves prompting at the prompting of a very in their hasty desperation to gag she became highly agitated Crown Law issued an astonishing nervous Neves who had become him they knowingly crossed that and began talking down in a statement highlighting the desperate to silence Pitt. line. threatening manner. She must comment in true Neves piece “It was my discernment the Crown Law are also guilty of think I am ignorant of the law meal fashion. “Dr Frame’s Police had been coached and misleading Justice Williams in and the Constitutional rights final opinion does not suggest instructed to arrest and charge their application for an interim afforded to Cook Islanders. “As misconduct by any government me,” claimed Pitt, “this is very injunction that prevented Pitt a media owner and practitioner official.” troubling, Crown Law has from even saying he had been for the last 18 years I am familiar How convenient that Crown compromised their integrity, try served the Court order. Pitt said with my Constitutional rights Law is the self appointed as much as they will to extract the Court Order was sought and many legal facets relative to unauthorised spokes person for themselves from this, they have in his absence in a hurried the media.” said Pitt. FIU. Minister Mark Brown has already lied. I would believe the telephone hearing with Williams The moment King said the thrown his weight in behind the Police any day before accepting in New Zealand. “These hearings legal advice had gone between corrupt lot at Crown Law and the the twisted words crafted by can take several hours to arrange two parties, that is herself and lawless Neves who is hell bent the politically influenced and but I was not notified in a Frame, client privilege no longer continued next page PB Cook islands Herald 11 November 2015 NEWS 3 Where does privilege start and end? By Charles Pitt government official. possibility of the opinion being badly on that agency of the he following is an extract At all times the advice was legally leaked to other parties. state. Indeed the performance from a media release by privileged. It is a fundamental Is it that providing only of the agency will no doubt be TCrown Law which was principle of the justice system “general aspects” of the opinion subject to review should a new issued following the granting of that clients and their lawyers does not constitute any breach government come to power. a gag order by the High Court can communicate in confidence. of privilege? Is privilege only It should be clear to all agencies to prevent the media from Legal privilege protects all invoked when the whole of an of the state and indeed the publishing a leaked copy of communication between lawyers opinion is leaked? Judiciary that public confidence the legal opinion provided by and their clients when giving or The failure of Crown Law to in the Executive is fading and constitutional lawyer Alex Frame obtaining legal advice.” provide a full explanation to the what the public is seeing with to the FIU who were investigating Crown Law has not elaborated public raises concerns about the increasing frequency is attempt an issue concerning s 70 of the how the provision of general level of secrecy being practiced after attempt to cover up short Constitution. aspects of the draft legal opinion by the Executive. Crown Law’s comings and questionable “Prior to finalisation, the to others outside of the FIU attempt to mitigate political actions. The time for openness general aspects of the draft who are the “client” does not fallout and public concern reflect cannot come quick enough. opinion were shared with breach lawyer/client “privilege.” a limited number of senior Further Crown law does not government officials to clarify confirm whether or not the FIU, some points. The final opinion as the client, consented to the was provided in full to the Head privileged information being of the FIU. shared with other parties. Dr Frame’s final opinion does At any time one of these parties not suggest misconduct by any would have been exposed to the on saving his backside at the wage a legal battle as he did over expense of others. the Cook Islands Superannuation SWITCH ON WITH Brown wasted no time Fund (CISF) at a huge cost to in providing the Police the tax payer and to 64 year old investigators with a quick fix defendant Pitt, a cash strapped Te Aponga Uira on their investigation into Pitt, local pensioner. And we all know on the front page of the CI when it comes to pensioners Time to check your News he emphasised Pitt had Neves takes no prisoners but already committed a criminal there will always be an exception. offence by obtaining stolen “At the end of the day, what generator documents, how bizarre, Alex did the flawed interim injunction Frame’s legal opinion had never achieve?” asked Pitt, “It has only been reported stolen. Brown served to amplify the depth continued to influence the Police of political corruption that is investigation by stating on Radio crippling the country.” “The and Television Pitt had broken resilience of the media isn’t the law. Whatever happened going to diminish; the collective to the rule of law that one is maturity and experience of the innocent till proven guilty? practicianers aren’t going to Rather than refrain from making be bullied into silence by this his scatter brain comments that corrupt CIP government.” Pitt is guilty while the Police are Arresting Pitt will only attract conducting a government filed unwanted international media Police complaint Brown’s police, attention that will add more judge and jury impersonation wood to the fire government has is making him look like a no idea how to extinguish.