11 September - Something to hide? Almost certainly
After Bexley council reported that
only one person created any sort of
disturbance on the evening of 19th June 2013 and the police said no one had
committed any offence it was necessary to cobble together some sort of story to protect
councillor Cheryl Bacon. Part of that story was that half a
dozen members of the public created a massive disturbance making her ‘Closed
Session’ the only way forward - and conveniently legal. Never mind that nine
councillors present that night have written to me about it without a single word offered
in Cheryl Bacon’s defence. The reason for that is obvious. Barely a word of what
she said was truthful.
For Bexley council’s story to have any chance of standing up they had to get
that bunch of nine bob notes down at Arnsberg Way on side. That was pretty much a
formality, Bexley police have a long track record of allowing Bexley council to interfere
with justice and covering for their crimes.
It seemed likely that there would be some correspondence between the
conspirators and Mick Barnbrook decided to FOI it.
Please provide copies of all correspondence between Bexley Council’s Legal Department and Bexleyheath Police,
relating to an incident that occurred on 19th June 2013, at the Bexley Civic Centre, to which Police Constables
Shaun Kelly and Peter Arthurs attended, as a result of which Bexley Council’s Legal Department contacted the police.
The answer
to that FOI might well be extremely embarrassing to a corrupt council but the last legal date for a response came and went on 24th July 2014.
A good indication that the correspondence exists and that it incriminates Bexley council.
Presumably Bexley council’s best criminal minds will have been working overtime
on which of their long list of get out of jail free cards to play. Personal
Information. Not in the Public Interest. There are any number reasons that can be given for protecting secrets.
On 1st September the brains came up with an answer. They simply aren’t going to answer the
FOI because they don’t like what Mick Barnbrook is doing. According to Will Tuckley he has
made seven Freedom of Information requests relating to the lies that have been told
about the incident in question and that is one too many.
The fact that each FOI was designed to delve just a little deeper into the
corruption that infests the higher echelons of Bexley council and the fact that
what answers are given merely expose another level of corruption is apparently
beside the point. Actually asking for the correspondence that would expose their
dishonesty is a step too far. Particularly so when it might add to the evidence already with the Metropolitan Police
Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe and the allegation that Will Tuckley and several of his
cronies are guilty of Perverting the Course of Justice and Misconduct in Public
Office. Maybe that influenced Tuckley’s decision. Whether it did or did not it is yet
another development that suggests that Bexley council is rotten to its core.
The decision not to answer the FOI will inevitably be referred to the Information Commissioner.
Meanwhile any reader is free to submit a similar Freedom of Information request.
Mick may have used up his allotted ration of FOIs but most of you will not have done.
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