“Police must not investigate police. We call for the police officers involved to be immediately suspended pending an independent investigation. We urge police to take seriously the community’s request for police officers to leave the community during this time of sorry business and healing.” - Cheryl Axelby co-chair of NATSILS.
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (NATSILS) is calling for answers and police accountability after the death of young 19-year-old Warlpiri man, Kumanjayi Walker, who was fatally shot by Northern Territory police in Yuendumu on Saturday night.
Cheryl Axelby, NATSILS co-chair says it appears basic protocols were not followed in the events leading up to and following the fatal shooting.
“Despite new Custody Notification regulations, police did not inform the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency that Kumanjayi Walker was in custody. The Custody Notification Service is in place to save lives and there must be answers as to why police are not following their legal requirements," Cheryl Axelby says.
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