Awards depict bikini-clad woman, Usain Bolt and Aboriginal flag as police investigate questions of racism raised by former officer Zachary Rolfe
Zachary Rolfe departs the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker at the Alice Springs local court, 26 February, 2024.Zachary Rolfe departs the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker at the Alice Springs local court, 26 February, 2024.Certificates handed out by an elite Northern Territory police unit to its members have been released by a court, showing that the force used the Aboriginal flag and a digitally altered image of the sprinter Usain Bolt on the awards.
But the certificates released on Monday show that in 2013 a constable was given an award for “caution for a rape …….that’s all that needs to be said”, with the words printed on a certificate with a background of the Aboriginal flag. Two certificates from 2012 were also released, one featuring an image of Bolt but with the head blacked out, and another featuring a woman in a bikini and a digitally altered image of a naked man.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersPhotograph: Supplied by the Northern Territory coroners court
All five officers who provided statements – Mark Clemmens, Meachem King, Shaun Gill, Craig Garland and James Gray-Spence – denying the award was racist had been serving in the unit at the time the certificates were awarded, according to the information they provided in their statements.
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