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Assistant NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole denies allegations of bias in Constable Zachary Rolfe murder investigation

An assistant commissioner who oversaw the murder investigation into Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe and who was previously based in Yuendumu has told the coroner he did not have a conflict of interest in the matter.

At the inquest into the death of Warlpiri teenager Kumanjayi Walker, Assistant Commissioner Martin Dole rejected allegations of political interference and bias in the decision to charge Constable Rolfe four days after he fatally shot the 19-year-old in an attempted arrest in 2019.

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