NT Police labels Zachary Rolfe's allegations of bias against the NT coroner a 'distraction' and an attempt to avoid giving evidence in the Kumanjayi Walker inquest, after the former officer asks the coroner to stand aside.
The Northern Territory Police Force has labelled Zachary Rolfe's allegations of bias against the NT coroner a "distraction" and an attempt to avoid giving evidence in the Kumanjayi Walker inquest, after the former officer asked the coroner to stand aside from the investigation.
Luke Officer, Mr Rolfe's solicitor, raised the concern in court earlier this year, but said his argument was "dismissed" by the judge. Police officers Ian Nankivell and James Kirstenfeldt supported Mr Rolfe's application, arguing the trip had been marred by a "series of unfortunate events"."One only needs to momentarily reflect on the likely reaction of the deceased's family and the Yuendumu community had the coroner conducted an intimate meeting with the family of Mr Rolfe, to appreciate the significance of what occurred," Jeffrey Hunter KC wrote.
Mr Officer attended Yuendumu for the first day of the inquest's visit but left early to prepare for Mr Rolfe's evidence, which was scheduled to take place immediately after the trip.Lawyers for the Northern Territory Police Force, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency , Mr Walker's family and the Yuendumu Parumpurru Committee rejected Mr Rolfe's allegations and urged Judge Armitage not to stand aside.
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