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The Assistant Police Commissioner tells the coronial inquest into the death of Mr Walker that evidence from the perjury investigation into Constable Zachary Rolfe over an allegation that the officer "lied" to a court should have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for decision.

Assistant Commissioner Bruce Porter told the coroner that two arrests made by Constable Zachary Rolfe, which were deemed appropriate by his superiors, would have likely been deemed "excessive" upon further review.

Police officer denies making comments, which are alleged in an interview and statement released by Northern Territory supreme court

In criminal trials, the information that is excluded from a jury can be just as important as the information they get to see and hear

Investigation followed judge saying Rolfe had “lied” in his evidence about arrest of Indigenous man in 2018 Alice Springs court case

Newly released court documents show NT Police was investigating Constable Zachary Rolfe for alleged perjury on another matter around the time of the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, but decided not to pursue the charge due to a lack of evidence.

Lifting of suppression orders reveals Northern Territory police officer also alleged to have falsified reports after three of the incidents

Six months before Constable Zachary Rolfe fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu, a Northern Territory judge found the police officer lied in court about events leading up to an arrest that left an Aboriginal man unconscious in Alice Springs.

Suppression orders made in police officer’s trial have been lifted, revealing details about a previous case in which he was accused of giving unreliable evidence