Nigel Gray

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The following video is of this young lady being beaten by NZ Police under no provocation in a police cell. The result?;

(I have had to remove this [full] image as it exposed the face of the victim of police violence)

AND THIS IS WHY:

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Official Information Act Request: NZ Police Use‑of‑Force Training – “Compliance Punches” and Cell‑Control Techniques

“Compliance Punches” and Cell‑Control Techniques

To: NZ Police
From: Nigel Gray
Subject: Official Information Act Request – Definitions, Training, and Policy Regarding “Compliance Punches” and Physical Control Techniques in Custody Cells

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Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information relating to NZ Police use‑of‑force training, terminology, and operational guidance:

[ in relation to NZ Herald report: “The sergeant said his punches hadn’t been hard – describing them as “compliance punches” – and his lawyer, David Pawson, suggested Bevins could have been injured by knocking her face against the edge of the stainless steel bed as she was taken to the ground.”]

1. Definitions and terminology

Please provide:

• The official NZ Police definition of a compliance punch, including any internal terminology, training notes, manuals, or doctrine where this term appears.
• Any other terms used by NZ Police relating to punches, strikes, jabs, or blows delivered with a closed fist as part of compliance or restraint techniques.
• Any scale, classification, or severity framework used to distinguish between types of punches or levels of force.

2. Training and instruction

Please provide:

• All training materials, lesson plans, modules, or instructional documents that describe how officers are trained to deliver punches to a person in custody or under arrest.
• Any guidance on target areas, force levels, risk mitigation, and injury‑prevention when delivering punches.
• Any training that covers the use of punches in confined spaces, cells, or when multiple officers are present.
• Any training that covers the use of punches on restrained, seated, or non‑standing individuals.

3. Policy and operational guidance

Please provide:

• All NZ Police policy documents that govern the use of closed‑fist strikes as a compliance technique.
• Any policy or guidance that addresses the use of force on individuals who are already contained within a locked cell.
• Any policy or guidance that addresses the use of force when police property has already been secured and no weapon is present.

4. Cell‑control techniques

Please provide:

• All training materials or policy documents describing approved methods for removing a person from a cell bed.
• Whether NZ Police train officers to pull a person off a cell bed, pull them to the floor, or swing them around the cell as part of standard control techniques.
• Any alternative techniques taught for controlling a non‑compliant person in a cell, including ground‑control, limb‑control, team‑control, or non‑impact compliance methods.

5. Internal reviews and doctrine

Please provide:

• Any internal reviews, audits, or evaluations of the use of punches as a compliance technique.
• Any changes to training or doctrine since 2018 relating to closed‑fist strikes.
• Any IPCA findings or internal Police findings that have resulted in changes to punch‑related training.

6. Use‑of‑Force reporting

Please provide:

• The criteria for when a punch must be recorded in a Use‑of‑Force report.
• Any internal guidance on how officers should describe punches in reporting (e.g., “compliance jab”, “straight punch”, “uppercut”, etc.).
• Any internal definitions of “light”, “moderate”, or “significant” force when describing punches.

7. Custody‑specific force

Please provide:

• Any training or policy that governs the use of force on detainees who are seated, lying down, or partially restrained.
• Any training or policy that governs the use of force when multiple officers are present, including thresholds for escalation and de‑escalation.

Timeframe

I request this information within the statutory timeframe. If any part of this request is refused, please provide the grounds for refusal and identify the relevant sections of the Act.

Yours Sincerely, Nigel Gray

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Note: I can confirm this brutality is not new. I personally knew young Māori who described being picked up off the streets in Napier during the late ’60s, early ’70s. They were walking home, not drunk or doing anything wrong, and taken to the cells and given a hiding. This was also later confirmed for me during my University studies in social work and social policy during the 1980s. A lecturer we had spoke of off duty policemen boasting at their parties about beating up people in the cells. Most Māori will also confirm that they get pulled over by traffic officers for no particular reason. I have first hand knowledge of this also. EWNZ

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