READ MORE:* Police track officers who search celebrities in national database* Auckland police officer who dishonestly accessed intelligence database keeps name suppression for now* Auckland police officer admits accessing national database for dishonest purposesFACEBOOK Vili Mahe Taukolo accessed the NIA to sell information to an organised criminal group. The police NIA system stores the personal information and criminal histories of about 40 per cent of New Zealanders. STUFF Police reveal they automatically identify staff who search massive national database for celebrities. Sarah had accessed the police computer system more than 80 times, gleaning information from the database, which he then passed on to drug-dealing contacts. Data obtained by Stuff showed 89 officers misused the NIA database in the past four years.

Source: Stuff December 06, 2019 04:41 UTC