John Elferink sacked from Corrections in wake of Four Corners report; Adam Giles alleges culture of cover-up
NT Chief Minister Adam Giles has sacked his Corrections Minister John Elferink in the wake of the damning ABC Four Corners report into the mistreatment of teenage prisoners, while alleging there has been a "culture of cover-up" within the Corrections system.
Key points:
John Elferink remains as Mental Health Minister, Attorney-General
At a press conference today, NT Chief Minister Adam Giles announced he had taken over the portfolios of Corrections and Justice from Mr Elferink.
"Can I start by saying that anybody who saw that footage on television last night on Four Corners would undoubtedly describe it as horrific footage. I sat and watched the footage and recognised horror through my eyes," Mr Giles said.
He said the footage aired in the Four Corners report had been withheld from him, Mr Elferink and "many officials in government" — with him only seeing it for the first time "on television last night".
"I think over time there has most certainly been a culture of cover-up within the Corrections system," he said.
"I think there's been a culture of cover-up going on for many a long year. The footage we saw last night [went] back to 2010 — and I predict this has gone on for a very long time."
NT Chief Minister Adam Giles has sacked his Corrections Minister John Elferink in the wake of the damning ABC Four Corners report into the mistreatment of teenage prisoners, while alleging there has been a "culture of cover-up" within the Corrections system.
Key points:
John Elferink remains as Mental Health Minister, Attorney-General
- Adam Giles alleges cover-up of video evidence
- Staff seen in Four Corners report still in Corrections system
- John Elferink, the minister responsible for young detainees in the Northern Territory, has been sacked in the wake of the damning ABC Four Corners report into the mistreatment of teenage prisoners.
At a press conference today, NT Chief Minister Adam Giles announced he had taken over the portfolios of Corrections and Justice from Mr Elferink.
"Can I start by saying that anybody who saw that footage on television last night on Four Corners would undoubtedly describe it as horrific footage. I sat and watched the footage and recognised horror through my eyes," Mr Giles said.
He said the footage aired in the Four Corners report had been withheld from him, Mr Elferink and "many officials in government" — with him only seeing it for the first time "on television last night".
"I think over time there has most certainly been a culture of cover-up within the Corrections system," he said.
"I think there's been a culture of cover-up going on for many a long year. The footage we saw last night [went] back to 2010 — and I predict this has gone on for a very long time."
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