Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming, the second-highest-ranking police officer in New Zealand, is on leave amid dual investigations by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) and New Zealand Police.
The nature of the allegations remains undisclosed, with both authorities refraining from comment while the inquiries are active.
McSkimming, a pivotal figure in the police executive, has been on leave for several weeks. He was a finalist for the Police Commissioner role but was passed over in favour of Richard Chambers last month. The investigations are considered significant given McSkimming’s statutory role, which grants him constitutional independence to oversee the Police Commissioner or assume office if needed.
McSkimming’s 27-year career includes frontline roles across the country and leadership positions within Police National Headquarters, where he played a key role in shaping strategy and operations. His appointment as Deputy Commissioner in 2023 was recommended by then-Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.
Police Minister Mark Mitchell and IPCA officials have both declined to comment further while the investigations proceed.
They are all scum, every last one of them.
Sounds serious
The NZ Police investigating their own conduct leaves the NZ public with low trust and confidence in a system, where majority cops get away with inflicting life long injuries during unwarranted interactions, but minimal high profile criminal cases like this are heralded as confirmation that this system is appropriate and functional. It is not.
Absolutely agree 💯
Is this connected to the 3rd December article of Grindr sexual indecent assault on a minor by a promenent professional in Manawatū ?
He sure looks like one.
What about the footage of the senior sargent eye gouging a protestor at parliament grounds, like a sneaky face ruck during a scrum, but later police prosecute for the strained thumb injury of that officer and not the black and blued eye socket injury caused by that same officer. Big discrepancy in application of IPCA turning a blind eye to this type of policing activity.
Scapegoat or whistleblower?
Sneaking around behind closed doors, investigating themselves, not answerable to the public who pay for them and the political clowns who allow this.
This is a big part of whats wrong with government in New Zealand….a lack of ACCOUNTABILITY…….
It really sucks.
My bet is something sexual.
Probably being hassled for not knowing all the right words of the Jagaboo Jive [ aka Haka]
The police are now a security detachment for the Globalist billionaire elites and their ideologies including bought politicians and corrupted officials
Collecting revenue for them and of course suppressing real dissent
Judge not on what they say but what they do
It may not be lost on most here.
Note how international Lice Forces are coalescing around UN orchestrated standard uniforms. Vehicles, also looking the very similar in white/blue/red/blue/yellow paint schemes everywhere.
The semi-military ‘anti-terrorist’ black-clad masked balaclava thug brigades look identical whether in Melbourne, NZ, UK, Canada, Ireland, USA, China….
There will be no doubt in your mind wherever you may be that the scuttling carapace of the political diktat with its long antennae and jackboots will be omnipresent …. and readily identifiable.