Good afternoon,

 

Please see attached correspondence from Corrections.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Mayfair House | 44-52 The Terrace |  Private Box 1206 | Wellington

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From: Yu Le Kong-Lim
[mailto:[FOI #7682 email]]
Sent: 20 April 2018 5:10 p.m.
To: Info@Corrections
Subject: Official Information request - Surveillance or Activities related
to People Against Prisons Aotearoa C95503

 

Tēnā koutou,

 

In light of further allegations of spying and surveillance by Thompson and
Clark upon some activist groups including Oil Free Wellington (as
publicised by Radio New Zealand in
https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/progr...),
I would like to find out more about whether there has been surveillance
upon other activist groups such as People Against Prisons Aotearoa
(formerly known as No Pride in Prisons, and for the purposes of the OIA
requests, included in the meaning of “People Against Prisons Aotearoa”).

 

Please release the following information:

 

1) Whether Thompson and Clark has cooperated with the Department of
Corrections to undertake intelligence activities upon members of People
Against Prisons Aotearoa. If so, what were the nature of these activities,
what was the duration of these activities, and when and where did these
occur.

 

2) Whether any other non-public entity has cooperated with the Department
of Corrections to undertake intelligence activities upon members of People
Against Prisons Aotearoa. If so, what were the nature of these activities,
what was the duration of these activities, and when and where did these
occur.

 

3) Whether SIS or GCSB has provided or is providing advice or assistance
to the Department of Corrections to activities regarding People Against
Prisons Aotearoa and/or member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (eg.
as covered under s10(2)(a) and s13(1)(b) of the Intelligence and Security
Act 2017). If so, what was the nature of the advice or assistance and how
many instances of advice or assistance have been provided.

 

4) If activities have been carried out upon members of People Against
Prisons Aotearoa, the number of instances this has been carried out. If
so, what was the nature of these activities and what was the reason for
these activities.

 

Please also explain any relevant caveats that should be kept in mind when
analysing this information, including the licence under which it is
released. Please provide this information in an accessible, searchable
format.

 

If any part of my request is unclear, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be
difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available,
I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

 

In accordance with s12(a) of the Official Informations Act, I am a New
Zealand citizen, and so I am eligible to make requests under the OIA.

 

Ngā mihi,

Yu Le Kong-Lim

 

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