Field appeals – again
January 29th, 2011 at 11:00 am by David FarrarNZPA report:
Jailed former MP Taito Phillip Field is going to the Supreme Court in another bid to have his fraud convictions overturned.
Field filed papers in Wellington this week after the Court of Appeal last year dismissed his appeal against his conviction and sentence.
He was jailed in October 2009 after being convicted by a jury in the High Court at Auckland of 11 charges of bribery and corruption as a MP, and 15 charges of perverting the course of justice.
Field was jailed for six years, the first MP to be jailed for bribery, corruption and perverting the course of justice. He was an MP for 12 years, for Labour then as an independent.
Field obviously still believes Labour’s official line that he isn’t guilty of anything more than trying to help his constituents.
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January 29th, 2011 at 11:25 am
You are too kind DPF, the line “he isn’t guilty of anything more than trying to help his constituents” belongs to the corrupt Helen Klark.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 11:28 am
Those infamous words were uttered by the despicable former Prime Minister, comrade Clark.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 11:52 am
As I recall he was expelled from the Labour Party and set up his own Party.
Someone here is trying to rewrite history.
Do you also blame the current National Party for all the stuff their ex members did while in Parliament – Peters, Laws, etc?
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Inky
Vote:I recall that he was a Labour member at the time of the corruption.
January 29th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
What the hell has that got to do with it gazza, nothing to see here move on.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
How much more of our money is this waste of space going to use to do this before he finally gives up?
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Gazz
So what you are saying is despite being in the governing party at the time Fields was charged and convicted.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
“As I recall he was expelled from the Labour Party and set up his own Party.
Someone here is trying to rewrite history.”
Look who is trying to rewrite history. Labour defended Field’s crimes until he talked about stand as an independent.
Labour still refuses to condemn an MP who has used his position as an MP for financial benefit. Can you tell us of any MP in the history of NZ who has been convicted of such serious crimes? Can you tell why Labour still refuses to condemn his actions?
It would appear the reason is blackmail. Labour is scared of what Field’s might say about the actions of other Labour MPs – possibley criminal.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
My lawyer told me once that criminals can always justify their actions. Someone else is always to blame for them commiting the crime. In this case it is Field’s constituents that was the cause.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Truly the lesson is that Labour MP’s should choose their constituents with great care.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Field is an absolute asshole. But there is no reason this in itself should reflect on the Labour Party.
There’s an unlikeable politician with name suppression who has done something nasty, and we don’t go judging his whole party by his actions.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
“Field is an absolute asshole. But there is no reason this in itself should reflect on the Labour Party.”
Yes there is. The reason is that the Labour Party still refuses to condemn the actions of this criminal who used his position to benefit financially.
Name one MP from any party who done such a thing.
Donna A committed a crime while an MP but did not use her position to do so. ACT publicly condemned her criminal wrong doing.
Why will Labour not do the same?
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
tristanb
“Field is an absolute asshole. But there is no reason this in itself should reflect on the Labour Party.”
Yes it does, Labour leadership supported him to the last and tried to sweep the whole thing under the carpet. I’d say that reflect pretty badly on Labour. Intentional or not it certainly sent the wrong message to voters, two bad most of NZ is too stupid or apathetic to remember or understand events like this, so in the long term it will make little difference.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Labour’s only official comment – ever
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2720621/Jail-time-looming-for-Taito-Phillip-Field
No Labour MP has ever denounced Philip Field’s corruption. Hughes’ comment is especially interesting for what it DIDN’T say. Their silence suggests that they still think that he was hard done by.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
“Their silence suggests that they still think that he was hard done by.”
or would disclose something would have Labour at 10%.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Should have hung the lying prick when he was first found guilty, try appealing that Phil.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Well, it’s Helen’s Supreme Court, and Helen’s already said he’s not guilty, so I’d say he has a shot
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
It is worth remembering that Field, in his illegal support of immigrants had the active collusion of other labour MP’s, some of whom are still in Parliament. We have yet to hear from Damian O’Connor’s Secretary who received the report from NZ immigration officials in Fiji that questioned the propriety of Field’s activities, but (according to Labour) inexplicably did not bring it to the notice of the Minister.
Vote:January 29th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
I do hope he isn’t getting legal aid.
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