Use of interpol notices for harassment purposes
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From: Anatoly Kern
Dear New Zealand Police,
I am aware of the New Zealand Police practice of using interpol notices for harassment purposes, e.g. intentionally putting false and misleading information for obstructing citizen's movements and causing useless interrogations on borders. (The practice commonly seen within small pseudo-democracy countries)
May I kindly ask for the documents/policies regulating the use of Interpol notices and alerts (e.g. Interpol manual?).
Additionally, I am looking for the list of persons/positions having an access to use them (Interpol notices/alerts) and procedures/policies in place preventing misuse of them in a harassment way if it is not a part of the above documents.
Yours faithfully,
Anatoly Kern
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Kia ora Anatoly
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request
below, received by New Zealand Police on 11 June 2021.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 9 July 2021.
Ngā mihi
Sarah
Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police National Headquarters Wellington
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Mr Kern
I refer to your request of 11 June 2021 for the following information:
I am aware of the New Zealand Police practice of using interpol notices
for harassment purposes, e.g. intentionally putting false and misleading
information for obstructing citizen's movements and causing useless
interrogations on borders. (The practice commonly seen within small
pseudo-democracy countries)
May I kindly ask for the documents/policies regulating the use of Interpol
notices and alerts (e.g. Interpol manual?).
Additionally, I am looking for the list of persons/positions having an
access to use them (Interpol notices/alerts) and procedures/policies in
place preventing misuse of them in a harassment way if it is not a part of
the above documents.
I have been asked to advise you that Police requires an extension of time
in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the
Official Information Act (OIA). Specifically, 15A(1)(b), consultations
necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper
response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time
limit.
Police require until 16 July 2021 to provide a substantive response to
your request.
You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to
an Ombudsman about this extension.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact
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Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ
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From: Anatoly Kern
Dear Ministerial Services,
I am fine with the delay but would like to request to add a copy of the consultation correspondence to the final release, specifically interested in the party names to consult and sections of the released information to be consulted.
Yours sincerely,
Anatoly Kern
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Kia ora Anatoly
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 11 June 2021.
Kind regards, Brittany
Ministerial Services PNHQ
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creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Mr Kern
Thank you for your email of 8 July 2021. I can confirm that a response to your original request (IR-01-21-18487) was sent to you this morning.
The response did not address the additional question you referred to Police yesterday: "I am fine with the delay but would like to request to add a copy of the consultation correspondence to the final release, specifically interested in the party names to consult and sections of the released information to be consulted."
Could you please confirm whether you still require a response to the above question. If so, it will need to be logged as a new request.
I will await confirmation from you that wish to lodge your question of 8 July 2021 as a new OIA request.
Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ
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From: Anatoly Kern
Dear Ministerial Services,
Yes, please.
Yours sincerely,
Anatoly Kern
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Mr Kearns
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request below, received by NZ Police on 22 July 2021.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 19 August 2021.
Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Anatoly
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 22 July 2021.
Ngā mihi,
Penni
Penni Davenport |Ministerial Services Advisor
Strategy & Partnerships |PNHQ
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message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents.
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