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Govt’s king hit on Zaoui turns out to be damp squib

Green MP Keith Locke says the SIS case against Ahmed Zaoui is as shaky as he has always thought.

Another nail in the ‘compassionate society’s’ coffin

Green MP Keith Locke is calling for a review of immigration procedures in the wake of the forcible expulsion of a young Sri Lankan woman from Auckland last night.

Clark and Dalziel shooting the messenger

Green MP Keith Locke says top-level attacks on the author of a new report on the Zaoui case should not obscure the document's assertion that Mr Zaoui has been illegally detained since last August.

Zaoui case needs Iraq-style inquiry, says Locke

Green MP Keith Locke says the SIS should come under the same scrutiny for the Zaoui case that its American and British counterparts are facing over the Iraq war.

Greens angered by shameful appeal

Green MP Keith Locke is angry that the Government is trying to block consideration of Ahmed Zaoui's human rights.

Greens want Police inquiry made public

The Green Party has welcomed the announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into the systematic issues raised by the alleged failure of the police to properly investigate rape allegations against former Rotorua police officers.

Minister has key to cage door, says Locke

Green MP Keith Locke rejects the Immigration Minister's assertion today that Ahmed Zaoui cannot be moved to the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre.

Greens want rape-claim inquiry widened

The Green Party is calling for the inquiry into rape allegations against former Rotorua police officers to also consider the failure of police hierarchy and the Police Minister to investigate the complaints when they were originally made aware of the

Greens urge Government to take more asylum seekers

Green MP Keith Locke has welcomed the government's decision to take another group of the asylum seekers presently interred on Nauru but is challenging New Zealanders to open their hearts to more.