Officer never trained to swear oaths

Updated

December 20, 2011 13:48:59


Former Melbourne cop admits to warrant mistakes
Video: Former Melbourne cop admits to warrant mistakes
(7pm TV News VIC)

The Victorian Supreme Court has heard more evidence today of alleged failures in police procedures in the Tony Mokbel case.

Crime boss Tony Mokbel is attempting to change his plea on drugs charges to not guilty after it was revealed police had failed to apply an oath when taking certain affidavits.

The administrative bungle may have compromised hundreds of other cases.

A former Purana Taskforce officer, Detective Senior Sergeant Dale Flynn, has told the court he has no specific recollection of ever being trained to only take affidavit statements under oath and did not swear the oath for about ten years.

The court was told police training is being changed to highlight the issue.

By failing to properly issue search warrants, police now run the risk of having evidence they have gathered ruled inadmissible because it was illegally or improperly obtained.

Topics:
courts-and-trials,
drug-offences,
police,
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December 20, 2011 12:04:23



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