The Minister of Police, Judith Collins, and other Ministers were informed by me about two possible criminal acts, both involving murder, or death, and one involving both rape and murder.
There is also on record a letter I sent to the minister which alleged a rape of a High (Family) Court Judge, Annis E. Somerville on 27th August 2007, by Tauranga lawyer John Patterson, which also involved a threat with a firearm.
If true, this is not only a case of perverting the course of Justice by intimidating a judge. The fact that the case emains one which has not been investigated also means it is a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice because the Commissioner of Police was informed, and it was requested by me that a deputy commissioner of Police be sent to interview Dr. Bill Rees, a Te Puke doctor who admitted rape and murder to me. He did not tell me which cases he was admitting to, and I did not tell him which cases I know about. It is possible that the police are waiting until the witnesses to rape are deceased.
Mr Buster (Albert Francis) Kramer-Walter, Grandmaster of the Freemasons in Te Puke, also admitted rape and murder to me.
The other case happened in June 1992, when a family member (Sophie Walter) was run over and killed, and yet nobody was charged with manslaughter, even though the driver was on the wrong side of the road.
In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement. There is no limit on the number participating in the conspiracy and, in most countries, no requirement that any steps have been taken to put the plan into effect (compare attempts which require proximity to the full offence). For the purposes of concurrence, the actus reus is a continuing one and parties may join the plot later and incur joint liability and conspiracy can be charged where the co-conspirators have been acquitted or cannot be traced. Finally, repentance by one or more parties does not affect liability but may reduce their sentence.
Perverting the course of justice, in English, Canadian (see article 139 of Canadian Criminal Code), and Irish law, is a criminal offence in which someone prevents justice from being served on himself or on another party. It is a common law offence carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Perverting the course of justice can be any of three acts:
- Fabricating or disposing of evidence
- Intimidating or threatening a witness or juror
- Intimidating or threatening a judge
Also criminal are (1) conspiring with another to pervert the course of justice and (2) intending to pervert the course of justice.
Statutory versions of the offence exist in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. See, for example, Section 319 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW),[1] where the maximum penalty is 14 years' imprisonment.
Friday 16th December 2011
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