Safeguard abuse inquiry from politicians, Power told

Saturday 13th March 2010, 2:57PM GMT.

Suspended Police Chief Graham Power.

A SENIOR UK police group recommended that police chief Graham Power should safeguard the historical child abuse inquiry from political demands, a leaked report reveals.

The report, from the Association of Chief Police Officers homicide working group, was one of several it carried out following visits to Jersey after the States police started excavating at Haut de la Garenne in February 2008.

The team was appointed to mentor deputy police chief Lenny Harper, the senior investigating officer of the inquiry.

They wrote this report after their visit between 29 February 2008 and 2 March 2008 – and arrived six days after Mr Harper had announced that what was believed to be the potential remains of a child had been found at the former children’s home.

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