September 23, 2010
A GOLD Coast police officer was given a can of dog food as a "secret Santa" present at a police Christmas party after making a complaint about a colleague, a Crime and Misconduct Commission inquiry has been told.
CMC barrister John Allen told the inquiry of harassment and intimidation of police whistleblowers who made complaints about fellow officers to the commission or internal investigations branch.
He said the "secret Santa" incident and verbal abuse of officers who co-operated with the CMC's Operation Tesco inquiry into Gold Coast police misconduct had been 'extremely distressing'.
Police Ethical Standards Command chief Peter Martin said officers who made complaints were supported.
Mr Allen asked him if the harassment uncovered by the CMC meant that the situation was "not quite as rosy'.
Mr Martin said said he was not aware of such intimidation but it was "very worrying behaviour".
"I would have thought we would have moved well beyond that,'' he said.
"These types of allegations ... they frustrate me.''
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Imagine that you are a Copper and see one or more of your co-workers doing the wrong thing. Do you become a cobber dobber or do you look the other way?
I'd like to think that I'd have the moral courage to do the right thing but I'll be honest and say that I'd more than likely turn a blind eye on most things.
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