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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Kumanjayi Walker inquest told of ‘clearly racist’ NT police awards that appear to contradict senior officers’ testimony

Zachary Rolfe at the the Alice Springs local court during the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker
Zachary Rolfe has told the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker that he has been provided with three award certificates given to NT police when they served with the TRG. Photograph: Rudi Maxwell/AAP

Award certificates allegedly given out to members of an elite Northern Territory police unit were “clearly racist”, calling into question the evidence of several senior officers, a court has heard.

Zachary Rolfe told an inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker earlier this week that he believed a racist mock award had been bestowed by the Tactical Response Group to the member who behaved most like an Aboriginal person.

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