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A human rights lawyer is appalled at what she says is cynical behaviour from the Ministry of Social Development when offering compensation to victims of state abuse.
Fifty years is a long time to wait for justice, especially when those who had the power to act failed to do so.
This week an 89-year-old man stood in the dock accused of crimes committed against children at the Lake Alice adolescent unit in the 1970s. But those in authority have known of those crimes for nearly 50 years.
Despite finding enough evidence to charge Lake Alice lead psychiatrist Dr Selwyn Leeks, he will escape prosecution because he’s medically unfit to stand trial.
Despite finding enough evidence to charge Lake Alice lead psychiatrist Dr Selwyn Leeks, he will escape prosecution because he is medically unfit to stand trial.