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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
2
In Santiago a Australian detainee escaped a Chilean rehabilitation centre with the aid of a guard. The man, identified as Freeman, fled the facility and headed toward the gates with inmates hoping to free others. Police continue inquiries into the incident and potential accomplices.
A senior NSW Public Service Board consultant estimated in 1970 that only 30 percent of crime was reported centrally to the NSW Police. He corroborated former Sergeant Philip Ar fiz’s claim that recording had been manipulated. The witness spoke at a Crown inquiry into misstatements and data handling within the Police Department and Public Service Board officials discussed new data methods and training.
A series of court disclosures covers the March 28 1972 charge against Mir Malatesta for abducting and assaulting a young girl near Queanbeyan, with details of police actions and identifications. Other items include Malatesta’s alleged actions on March 25, a separate assault on a policeman by Gregory Crawford, and various references to police investigations, statements by Kendrigan, and disciplinary outcomes for individuals tied to the NSW Police and sports-related incidents.
Me Milan Jovanovic had assault charges withdrawn by the Crown before Justice Connor in Canberra. The Crown solicitor Massie stated the charge would not proceed and Jovanovic was discharged from further attendance. The case originated from earlier charges of breaking and entering and theft connected to shop windows. The withdrawal followed Crown representations and Canberra sessions.
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