The Northern Territory's anti-corruption commissioner has announced he will investigate the decision to arrest and charge police officer Zachary Rolfe over the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in 2019. Key points: Constable Zachary Rolfe was acquitted of all charges over the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker Constable Rolfe was charged with murder four days after the shooting There have been …
The specialist police unit that was sent to Yuendumu to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before he was fatally shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe has been disbanded, Chief Minister Michael Gunner has revealed. Key points: The Immediate Response Team was deployed to Yuendumu to arrest Mr Walker in November 2019 Months before the shooting, Constable Rolfe described the IRT as "cowboy stuff …
NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner says there has been no political interference in the decision to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with murder and has accused the police union of waging a deliberate campaign of misinformation about the matter. Key points: Constable Rolfe was charged with murdering Kumanjayi Walker four days after the shooting He was found not guilty of all …