The NSW Police Association says the inquest into Sydney's deadly Lindt Cafe siege was a witch-hunt seeking to blame police and it's time to set the record straight.
"There's one person to blame - Man Monis," PANSW's acting president Tony King told reporters on Monday.
"He was out on bail despite serious charges, he was armed with a shotgun and believed to be in possession of a bomb."
Mr King posted a 3400-word attack on the drawn-out inquest to his 16,500 members on Monday, two days before NSW coroner Michael Barnes hands down his findings from the December 2014 siege.
"It really should be done immediately not over this time frame," said Mr King.
"Police have left the job over this due to the stress and worry of it all."
He said NSW should look at overseas systems where judicial reviews are finished in weeks or months.
"If lessons need to be learned (and) improvement made let's do it immediately, not out in the public space and not over two-and-a-half years," he said.
Mr King criticised the inquest for shielding the Director of Public Prosecutions and suppressing bail decisions from public scrutiny, saying it was a disappointing double standard.
"The police evidence and tactics and methodology were drawn out in open court, transmitted via social media where sideline commentators, armchair critics and self-appointed experts have really attacked those police unfairly," he said.
"We need a better system... here in NSW to ensure that police are treated fairly."
He said PANSW members were devastated by the tragic deaths of hostages Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson but blaming police was an "absolute disgrace".
