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Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he had "absolutely no idea" about allegations staff were instructed to redirect emails about Jevon McSkimming from the Minister of Police's office.
On Wednesday, RNZ revealed Coster had resigned as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency, after the Independent Police Conduct Authority's damning report into police's response to allegations of sexual offending by former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming.
Coster has not responded to several interview requests from RNZ.
In an interview with TVNZ's Q+A on Sunday, Coster was asked about comments made by Police Minister Mark Mitchell, who earlier said 36 emails containing allegations about McSkimming were sent to his office, but he never saw them.
A protocol had been put in place for police staff in Mitchell's ministerial office to forward the emails directly to then-Commissioner Andrew Coster's office, and not share them with Mitchell or his political staff, he said.
On Sunday, Coster said the first he heard of the allegation was after the IPCA report was released.
"I had absolutely no knowl
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