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Justice Delayed: Officers Face Trial | Auckland News
Two ex-cops face trial for allegedly sabotaging justice in a 40-year-old murder case involving Alan Hall, who spent 17 years in prison before being exonerated. Prosecutors claim the officers deliberately hid key evidence — a witness’s description of the suspect as Māori — because Hall is Pākehā, arguing this manipulation prevented true justice. The defense counters that the officers followed 80s investigative norms and that disclosure rules were different then, insisting there was no malicious intent. The judge must now decide whether their actions were intentional obstruction or just flawed…
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