A man’s claims of being threatened and intimidated by Dunedin Police officers during an interview in May 2019, have been found to be baseless by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA).
The authority has not named the man.
Authority chairman Judge Colin Doherty said the officers did not force the man to provide a statement when interviewed about an incident that occurred at Dunedin Airport on March 17, 2019.
The man’s claim that officers demonstrated a predisposition towards threatening him, was baseless, and the authority found the officers’ behaviour was reasonable in the circumstances.
‘‘The officers accounts were consistent and supported by the evidence.
‘‘There was no information that supported the man’s allegations.
‘‘The officers’ comments were relevant in the circumstances that they were made.’’
