WA Police are slammed for choosing not to appear before a Senate inquiry into the treatment of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and children, despite being scheduled to appear.
WA Police have been slammed for their failure to appear before a Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women, despite repeated invitations and a request the WA Police Minister intervene to force them to attend.WA Police were set to give evidence at a Senate inquiry in Perth todayNobody from the force appeared in person, instead writing a submission
Charlie's mother Tamica Mullaley had been arrested after being beaten by Bell and left bleeding, naked and distressed on the side of a road in Broome. "WA Police in this state are still a public service, they are still not above scrutiny, and we as Senators sit here on this committee as a house of review across this country."On the official rundown WA Police were scheduled to give evidence at 9am AWST, but no one arrived, leaving four Senators waiting for close to an hour.
"We stand ready, willing and able to accommodate the WA Police to attend this committee hearing," he said. Their submission outlines steps they have taken since 2013 when baby Charlie was abducted – including the establishment of a Family Violence division and an Aboriginal Police Advisory Forum. ANU students leave hospital as top cop defends dismissal of triple-0 call made by mental health nurse
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