Teina Pora case: Money isn't everythingLAWRENCE SMITH Teina Pora spent 21 years in prison after he was wrongly accused of rape and murderOPINION: It's easy for people to be fixated on how much money will come Teina Pora's way when Cabinet announces his compensation for New Zealand's biggest miscarriage of justice. Technically it was not possible Teina Pora was innocent. For instance, we told Burgess that six police officers involved in the case had expressed to us their doubts over the safety of the convictions. READ MORE:* Tina Pora to receive $2m compensation payout* Teina Pora's life since prison 'overwhelming'* Society owes it to Teina Pora to confront a broken justice system and to fix it* New book on Teina Pora tells of personal crusade to clear an innocent man* Independent review for Teina Pora's compensation claimIt was only when private investigator Tim McKinnel took up the case in 2009 and then brought on lawyers Jonathan Krebs and Ingrid Squire that he had any real chance. But money isn't everything.

Source: Stuff June 14, 2016 08:15 UTC