URGENT CORRESPONDENCE

4th October 2015

***** URGENT CORRESPONDENCE *****

To whom it may concern

This letter is to dispute an overdue account reminder dated 25/9/15 Party ID 87258562 referring to payment of legal costs ordered to be paid by me from the Magistrate in the recent private prosecutuion of muder/manslaughter against Qld Police Officer Senior Constable Thomas Hess against the death of my son Jason Paul Protheroe (BRISBANE; MAG 9609/15 (6) - STEPHEN PAUL PROTHEROE - V - HESS). This payment of $15000 was ordered by Magistrate Court Judge Stuart Shearer for costs for Qld Police Union legal team to represent Thomas Hess. His decision for awarding these costs was based on his decision which stated my son's death was not an injury, although my son was shot twice in the back of his body and died as a result of the injuries he sustained from these gun shot wounds. In my opinion how any intelligent person can arrive at this contemptable decision is beyond comprehension and shows a total lack of justice or common sense or a true commitment for finding the truth. Firstly, late last week I called SPER call centre and spoke to Carol and after explaining the situation to her she advised me to seek assistance at the Magistrates Court regarding this matter as there was nothing she could do from her end. I then spoke to Sam at the Magistrates Courthouse in Brisbane who got up the receipt from the payment and advised me that there was nothing he could do but suggested to me to put the information in writing and contact the Qld Police Legal Dept. This payment was made on 17/2/15 via receipt no 004272429 as per attached Queensland Courts Official Receipt. I fail to understand why I am receiving these threatening notices when this payment was made nearly 8 months ago and this matter has already been heard again by the Magistrates Court. One can only think that it is just clearly another attempt to destroy my resolve into a jury trial for my son which based on the evidence then and now remains the same.

I would appreciate your Urgent response to this matter.

Yours Sincerely

Stephen Protheroe

Letter to followers 19-8-2015

19^th August 2015

I’d like to apologise for not being as forthcoming as I’d like to be with our followers but the unfortunate truth is that we are under a non-publication order with most of this case.  As you would be aware we recently lost our private prosecution case of murder/manslaughter against Thomas Hess within the Brisbane Magistrates Court.  Let me make it perfectly clear this decision did not find Thomas Hess Not Guilty of the murder/manslaughter of my son Jason, it was purely about whether I had the right as a lay person to bring charges against this Qld Police Officer.  His Qld Police Union legal team were successful in winning that argument, but that is all and because I as a lay person was unsuccessful in my bid the charge was dismissed.  We have spent time as a family determining what our next step would be in our fight for justice for Jason.  Make no mistake that I believe that Detective Thomas Hess was given many pats on the back and full support from his Police gang mates but I will not be silenced, I will not just lay down and accept their decision.  This Queensland Police officer needs to be made to stand trial.  Thomas Hess needs to face an independent jury like any lay person and be tested, have all the evidence that has been gagged tried and tested within a court of law.  Some people have asked me why I can’t just let this go and my answer is that this is not just about my son, it’s about the Police force as a whole, it’s about the next person that dies at their hands questionably.  I am a 60 year old man, father of 5 and a grandfather of 12 and this has happened to me and it could happen to anyone.  I’m not saying that every Police officer who shoots someone is a murderer but I am saying it does happen and too many people accept what is said and move on.  I refuse to allow this to continue, “the law needs to change” and somebody needs to stand up and change the way this government deals with Police who think they are above the law.  If he is so innocent why are they so afraid of putting him on trial.  It’s not just about what has been done to my son, it’s about the cover up that followed, the lies, the deception of the police, Ian Leavers, Qld Police Union, Crime and misconduct Commission, Ethical standards, the attorney general, the premier, the police commissioner, the police minister.  Every single one of these people have received letters from me and they don’t respond, why?  Because they are too scared to respond or they have no answers for me.  In my opinion the public abuse from Ian Leavers started on 17^th April 2012 when my son was killed, he didn’t care about justice as he spoke malicious lies all over the media and continued with this attack including saying I had filed private prosecution charges of murder/manslaughter against Thomas Hess describing it as a whim.  A whim I say is defined as a sudden desire or change of mind that is unusual or unexplained.  My resolve has been going on for 3 years and 4 months and there has been no change.  His ego is bigger than Ayers Rock, he took an oath to serve and protect and the only thing he has ever done is serve and protect himself. in my opinion this man is one of the most unconscionable, egotistical grubs I have ever had the misfortune of having to speak about.  In my opinion if the decision made by the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 27^th July 2015  wasn’t one of the most dishonest court decisions ever made than I believe the only other reason can only be ignorance and fear by the Magistrate.  Make no mistake if this case ever goes to court the Qld Police Union with its grubby leader will amass their gang forces into solidarity against the truth as I believe they did in the Cameron Doomagee versus Chris Hurley trial.  In my opinion anyone who knows that case knows that too much force was used by Qld Police.  I’ve never suggested or wanted that we burn down Carseldine Police station or start riots in the street.  I put my faith in a police system that I believed was unbiased against finding the truth, I now know better.  It is clearly against the truth when it comes to protecting their own.  

In my opinion the Police shot the wrong man’s son they thought I would just accept everything they said without question, trust them and believe that my son deserved what he got.  We are a family who trusted in the Police, we always respected them and we knew our son was no angel.  We now know that the Police gang mentality must be stopped.  This state deserves an honest police force not a police gang.  I appeal to all genres, our children/grandchildren deserve honesty and integrity.

I want you to look at this photo.  It is a photo of Jason’s mother, myself and one of our son’s pulling up at the crime scene.  As we exited the car a Qld Police Officer approached us and told us to “fuck off or we would all be arrested”.  This was the very start of the cover up and protection of one of their own and it has been going on ever since, so has the pain in the hearts of our family. We are not just voices we are a family seeking the unbiased truth.

Before the end of this week I intend to lodge an appeal in the Supreme Court against the decision made by Justice Sheridan in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 27^th July 2015.  I pray that the Supreme Court Judges have a better moral code and are less fearful and ignorant than what was displayed by Justice Sheridan’s decision.  I have no personal vendetta against Justice Sheridan, he made his decision and he must live with it.  On closing I’d like to propose a toast (here’s to those who wish us well, and those who don’t can go to hell).  On second thoughts I don’t want them to go to hell I want them to stay the hell away from me and my family.

Yours Faithfully

Steve Protheroe   

Letter to CMC 24th June 2015

Stephen Protheroe

June 24, 2015

Crime and Misconduct Commission

Level 2, North Tower Green Square
515 St Pauls Terrace
Fortitude Valley

To whom it may concern

I wish to lodge an official complaint again with regards to the death of my son Jason Paul Protheroe on 17^th April 2012 by Queensland Police Officer Thomas Hess.  During the Coronial Inquest into my son’s death several issues were raised with regards to the release of mug shots and alleged criminal histories of my son and the only independent “non-police officer” eye witness to the shooting Krystal Sinn.  These photographs and information obtained by the media were very clearly released by a Qld Police Officer as also recorded in the findings of the Coronial inquest that the dissemination to the media of the mug shots and alleged criminal histories involved either official misconduct and/or police misconduct.  The Coronial findings from the Coronial Inquest also stated that this should be vigorously pursued as it was a criminal act under Police Service Administration Act Section 10.1.  The Coroner stated that the purposely criminalization of the only independent eye witness and the deceased in the eyes of the public is a particularly sinister development.  It was also stated that the QPS information technology systems are configured so as to record the identity of all users who access any data.  Therefore if an investigation was to take place the identity of the person who leaked the information to the media would be obvious and charges of misconduct laid.  This information is clearly correct considering the charges currently pending against Police Officer Rick Flori for allegedly leaking CCTV footage of police corruption.  Officer Rick Flori reported police misconduct under the Police Service Administration Act section 7.2 which he had a duty to do.  This Police Officer in my mind clearly went outside the gang style mentality of the Qld Police Force and exposed the truth for what it really was and for this he is being punished.  Amazingly the police managed to turn the tables on this whistle blower and file charges against him for media leaks that involved corrupt police, in my opinion allowing the real criminal police to get off criminal charges.  Yet in the case of my son’s killing the same situation (media leak by Police) has occurred in this case against an innocent civilian and you don’t seem interested to investigate let alone lay any charges.  This incident occurred in January 2012 and charges have just been laid.  This criminal act I am referring to in this complaint occurred in April 2012 and I want answers, I want to know who is being charged with leaking photos and information to the media under section 48 of the Coroners act.  Leaking of this information perverted the cause of justice and caused witnesses to have blurred accounts of the day.  It also caused Krystal Sinn to have a fear and intimidation of talking to the police for terror of repercussions.  Everything about this case is wrong and I have lodged complaint after complaint but I guess it is Police investigating Police, I want the truth.  Recently I took out a private prosecution against Qld Police Officer Thomas Hess and I was told that I was not to discuss this matter with anybody.  Yet, the very day Officer Hess was served the papers Qld Police Union President Ian Leavers appeared on the media.  Not only did he expose that I had taken out the said summons which by itself is questionable if not totally illegal within the grounds of the law but he in detail said that Thomas Hess had been cleared by all independent investigative bodies which in my judgment I can only assume means the Police.  Mr Leavers stated at the Coronial Inquest that he had learnt from his mistakes but clearly he has learnt nothing as he continues to behave in the same manner.  I believe it is tantamount that yet again he is trying to pervert the course of justice as I believe he did on the day my son was killed with his viscous and damning lies.   In closing it appears quite obvious that the Police know who accesses their police database as it was so evident when charges were laid against Police Officer Rick Flori when it suited the police hierarchy.  Why isn’t it just as simple for me and my family.

Yours Faithfully

Stephen Protheroe

Letter to Attorney General

20^th January 2015

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

Jarrod Bleijie

Level 18

State Law Building

50 Ann Street

Brisbane Qld 4000

Dear Mr Bleijie

On Friday 15^th January 2015 and again on Saturday 16^th January 2015 Ian Leavers Qld Police Union President appeared on national news stations across the country after chairing a press conference to expose the private prosecution I have filed against Senior Constable Thomas Hess for murder/manslaughter over the shooting death of my son Jason Protheroe on 17^th April 2012.  Not only did he expose that I had taken out the said summons which by itself is questionable if not totally illegal within the grounds of the law but he in detail said that Thomas Hess had been cleared by all independent investigative bodies which in my judgement I can only assume means Ethical Standards who are the Police, Crime and Misconduct Commission who are the Police and a Coronial Inquest that only has the power to gather the evidence but does not have the power to find a person guilty or not guilty.  In my mind this power can only come from an independent jury of 12 people which I have been pursuing since the Coronial findings were delivered by Coroner Michael Barnes.  I believe and I’m asking you to investigate my belief that all of Ian Leavers statements and actions on the 15^th and 16^th January 2015 are tantamount to trying to pervert the course of justice.  My understanding as a lay person when I originally took out the summons and was issued with a copy of the Justices Act 1886, I was told very clearly that publication is prohibited as in section 102F.  I suggest that this condition not only applied to me but also to Ian Leavers and anyone else who was in the position to divulge this information including my own legal team and family members.  Due to the statements made by Ian Leavers it has been suggested through the mainstream media of this state that the Attorney General has been asked to strike out the charges and is currently seeking legal advice.  If this is the case, I ask for your immediate response or a meeting with myself and my legal team prior to the case being heard to discuss Ian Leavers’ actions and discuss your intentions.  As a father of 5 and a grandfather of 12 this has never been about revenge, payback or compensation, it’s simply about finding the truth as to the circumstances behind my son Jason’s death.  In order to find the truth all the inconsistencies need to be tried and tested within a court of law by 12 independent people.   

Yours Faithfully

Stephen Protheroe      

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Letter to supporters 23rd November 2014

23^rd November 2014

Approaching the end of 2014 I feel compelled to update our 97000 followers on where we currently stand.  I sit here pondering on not just what has happened to me and my family but the generalised state of the atrocities being carried out by some members of the Qld Police Force.  I saw on the news as recently as last week another citizen shot and killed by police and a double amputee and his carer being mistreated and beaten at a local Brisbane shopping centre by Qld Police officers.  Ian Leavers from the Qld Police Union yet again appeared on television justifying these police officers’ actions although not present at the time of course.  In my opinion, on the day of Jason’s death and the following day Ian Leavers in his capacity of Qld Police Union President with his vicious and malicious lies about Jason having a fully loaded semi-automatic pistol hunting the officers down with the intention to do harm he had no remorse about the damning lies he had told.  Yet at Jason’s inquest he explained to the Coroner Michael Barnes that he had changed his ways and in my belief the same statements continue to be voiced by him every time a Qld Police officer is involved in an incident that calls their conduct into question.  In my mind my son’s death was covered up and swept under a carpet by the Qld government, Qld Attorney General Jarrod Bleijie, ex Qld Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson, current Qld Police Commissioner Ian Stewart, state Police Minister Jack Dempsey, Qld Ethical Standards, Qld CMC, Qld Police Union President Ian Leavers, Ex Qld state Coroner Michael Barnes.  In my own personal opinion, even taking into account the final submission by the State Coroners right hand man Peter Johns the outcome of Jason’s inquest should have been entirely different but yet due to what I believe to be the gutless and cowardly act of Michael Barnes who obviously takes his cues from above, he ignored his right hand man and found Thomas Hess acted within the law.  This whole life changing trauma is not only about my son being possibly murdered by Qld Police Officer Thomas Hess, it’s now become something that all of Qld and possibly Australia should protect ourselves against.  The distortion of facts to be allowed to be given and played by the media, by the hierarchy of the Qld Government and Qld Police force respectively and what I believe to be the illegal gagging of the real facts to prevent the people of Qld aka Australia from hearing the real facts.  With the passing of what I believe to be one gutless man who refused to at least stand up and make the honourable decision to hold Police Officers accountable and face a jury like any lay person would have to.  The spirit of this family or my resolve will not succumb to threats by anyone including Jarrod Bleijie the Qld Attorney General or Assistant Police Commissioner Ross Barnett (As per previous letters uploaded on this site).  What is a clear problem in our state of Qld started for me with the tragic death of my son Jason on 17^th April 2012 but has become a quest to expose the corruption that exists throughout the Qld Police force and The Qld hierarchy.  I will continue to do this in a righteous, lawful and peaceful manner.  I ask that you share my blogsite with anyone and everyone you know, not just to support Jason but to also support all the victims of Qld Police crime.  The corruption within Qld Police makes it difficult for those young officers who are upholding the law to perform their duties efficiently.  In my opinion Thomas Hess may have gotten away with murder thanks to the help of the Qld Government and Police hierarchy.  (So he thinks.)  I ask all of our followers to keep watching and sharing this blogsite.  Justice must prevail.

Yours Faithfully

Stephen Protheroe

Rememberance Day

29^th September 2014

Today is National Police Remembrance day for the brave and selfless officers who lost their lives defending our rights as citizens to live in peace and safety.  They are true heroes who deserve to be recognised and I ask that if you can’t march with them then at least give them a minutes silence out of respect and thanks.  I personally salute them for their sacrifices and offer my heartfelt condolences to all of their families.  Lest we forget.  Having said that there is a particular element in all Police Forces in my mind particularly the Qld Police Force which has a rogue element using their badges and guns as a licence to kill or murder and is supported by the mateship mentality of the Qld Government and Qld Police hierarchy.

On 17^th April 2012 my son Jason was shot twice in the back of his body and died at the hands of Qld Police Officer Detective Thomas Hess from Carseldine Police station.  At the Coronial Inquest Coroner Michael Barnes found that Detective Thomas Hess acted within the grounds of the law despite the overwhelming evidence that my son was unarmed.  In a cowardly and unprecedented move five days after the closing of the inquest he then went on to gag the evidence so the public could never hear the true version of the events that transpired that fateful day.

There is a group called Australian Police Watch which was set up for victims of crime by Police.  I became aware of this organisation after my son’s death and recently I received an invitation to attend a Police Victims Remembrance Day on Sunday October 26, 2014.  Never did I know that I myself or my family would become victims of crime by Police, Police Hierarchy and the Qld Government.  I urge all Australians to read not only my blog site but to support this Police Victims Remembrance day to support all the victims of police crime and cover ups.  From the outset I said my resolve would never waiver and it hasn’t nor will it.  There is a state election looming in March 2015, I intend to bring my son’s death to the forefront of this election and make Campbell Newman and his Government accountable for what they are refusing to do about genuine complaints about the Qld Police Force. 

In closing, lest we forget our fallen Police Officers and lest we forget my son Jason and lest we forget the victims of Police Crime and lest we forget what this government has done to protect the citizens from the rogue elements that I have spoken about.           

Yours Faithfully

Stephen Protheroe

Letter to our supporters

13^th September 2014

I woke this morning with thoughts of my son Jason as I have done for the last 2 1/2 years.  Recently I have noticed an upsurge in the amount of followers who are supporting our fight for justice for Jason.  The support network is not only spreading throughout Australia but around the world as well.  In recent media headlines notable cases are Gerard Baden Clay for the killing of his wife Allison and Oscar Pistorius for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva.  One was said to be a professional business man and the other a professional sports person.  Both claimed they were not guilty of committing crimes against their partners as do most defendants accused of these crimes, both have faced a criminal trial and both were found guilty.  The dilemma I face every morning since my son’s death is why should Qld Police Officer Thomas Hess who without doubt killed my son by way of 2 bullets into the back of my son’s body verified by the pathologist who performed the autopsy and witnessed by a civilian who was in the backyard at the time of the killing and had full view of what happened. 

For the gratitude of our supporters whom I have never met I am a 59 year old father of 5 children (including Jason) and a grandfather to 12 children.  I am constantly asked by my wife and adult sons where things stand with justice being served for Jason.  I constantly feel inadequate to my family as everything takes time and it feels like forever.  From the outset I have faced a hostile government, a hostile justice system, a hostile police force but I will not back down.  I have been threatened, I have lost faith in the justice system of Queensland, I have lost faith in the Premier of Queensland, I have lost my eldest son but I will not give up on having the killer of my son brought to justice.  I want to thank each and every one of you for your support you have given me to date and I ask that you continue that support by sharing this story with everyone you know.  I am not asking for money I am asking for help to bring my son’s killer to justice. 

Another high profile killing of a Queensland citizen also killed by a Qld Police Officer was Cameron Doomadgee in 2004 where a community rioted and burnt the Palm Island Police station down.  Whist I would never instigate or condone any form of violent protest what so ever, the one thing that can be said about the Cameron Doomadgee case is that the community stuck together and stood up to a hostile government.   I’m simply asking that as a community we stick together and hold this government to account that laws are passed that a uniform, a badge and a gun does not give you the right to kill or possibly murder any citizen and not face a jury and have the facts tested within a court of law by an independent jury.

At the Coronial Inquest, to my knowledge Coroner Michael Barnes in his findings chose to ignore not only the facts presented by our barrister Sam Di Carlo and Solicitor Craig Stevenson but also the summary of his own right hand man Peter Johns.  He found that Thomas Hess had acted within the grounds of the law ignoring all the factual evidence presented that stated otherwise.  To then add more fuel to the fire the Coroner in an unprecedented move then placed a gag order on the case 5 days following the inquest.  So our fight for Justice has led us to social media as the media has been gagged and they will not help us in our fight no matter how many facts we present to them as they are all too scared of this government.  What happened to freedom of speech?  

I often ask myself why me? Why Jason? Why my family? This could have happened to any person anywhere in Queensland.  If this person had been anyone but a Queensland Police Officer I believe I would have faced a sympathetic police hierarchy and government.  Even after all that has happened I hold no malice towards the Queensland Police Force as a whole, I still believe that majority of our Qld Police Force are fighting to serve and protect us as citizens of our state.  I also believe that most decent and honourable Police Officers agree that Thomas Hess should face a jury.  It is a blight on the Queensland Premier and government that as a citizen of Queensland holding most of the evidence of this case I should have to take out a private prosecution against the killer of my son knowing the evidence exactly as I know it, simply because this person is a Police Officer.  I currently have my legal team preparing for this.     

The reality is simple Thomas Hess by his own admission deliberately shot and killed my son, he doesn’t deny it.  So the question is what is this government trying to cover up? Campbell Newman said after the last Stafford Bi election where his team was thrashed that he would start listening to the people.  Well he’s not listening to me or my family and it is quite clear that this Government after receiving letters from the Attorney General Jarrod Bleijie and Deputy Police Commissioner Ross Barnett wants me silenced.  This government and Police force has clearly swept my son’s death under a carpet to protect their own.  There is an election looming early next year and with your help I ask that if they’re not prepared to bring Thomas Hess to a jury trial then as a united front you help me rid us of this government and sweep it under a carpet, just as they did with my son’s death.

Yours Faithfully

Stephen Protheroe

Reply to Deputy Commissioner (Specialist Operations Unit)

31^st August 2014

Ross Barnett

Deputy Commissioner

(Specialist Operations)

GPO Box 1440

Brisbane Qld 4001

Dear Deputy Commissioner Mr Barnett

I have reposted below a letter that I sent to the Attorney General Jarrod Bleijie on December 13 2013.  I received no such response from this letter until now.  

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

Jarrod Bleijie

Level 18

State Law Building

50 Ann Street

Brisbane Qld 4000

Dear Mr Bleijie

On December 1 2013 I responded to your letter with regard to the death of my son Jason Protheroe.  In that letter I said I will endeavour to seek legal advice at my earliest convenience and make my decision after receiving such advice.  On reflection, after 13 days to consider what I believe to be your threatening letter I’ve decided that I will not succumb to your bullying or threats and I will not edit or delete anything I have posted on my blog site.  I believe that I have spent 20 months trying to argue the truth and what the Queensland police union, the Ethical Standards unit, The Coroner and you have done nothing but try to cover up the truth.  I say prove to me that I am wrong because I do not lie and I will never ever make a statement that I believe to be incorrect, I am not an idiot and I have the evidence to prove what I am saying.   Why should I believe anything that is said when clearly the hard facts and evidence points to lies and untruths.  A young woman witnessed the events that took place that day, a police officer was told by Troy Weston the partner of Thomas Hess on the day that he saw nothing on the day as he dodged behind a car to take cover, even though in evidence at the Coronial Inquest he claimed he did not say this or he can’t explain where Inspector Jones got that version from.  The truth in this matter remains unchanged.  I believe that Thomas Hess needs to stand trial for the unlawful killing if not murder of my son and if you do your job and investigate the case as a whole with all its inconsistencies then you will understand where I am coming from.  If you as the first law officer of the state can’t see what I believe to be the truth then I will continue to proceed with my own private prosecution in 2014 against:

Ian Leavers (I am still awaiting a reply from the CMC regarding my complaint of misconduct against him for the perversion of justice)

Thomas Hess for the unlawful killing if not murder of my son

Troy Weston who I believe the evidence suggests committed perjury

Mark Reid from Ethical Standards command who I believe the evidence suggests committed perjury (I am still awaiting a reply from the CMC regarding my complaint of misconduct against him for the perversion of justice)

Constable Belinda Baker who I believe the evidence suggests committed perjury

I ask you where are the responses and answers to all of my legitimate complaints I have submitted? How long does it take to pick up a phone and ask the question “where are we at with this?”  As the number one law man of the state I expect you have the power to get answers.

In summary, a fair system would see that it is unmistakable that Thomas Hess killed my son by way of two gunshot wounds to the back of his body contrary to what Michael Barnes stated in his findings. Pathologist Ben Ong originally stated that it would be difficult if not impossible to interpret and reconstruct how these shots were sustained in the circumstances as described in Police Form 1.  This same Pathologist stated at the Coronial Inquest that he changed his autopsy results because Ethical Standards aka Mark Reid asked him to.  No matter how much I love my son the reality is I was not there on the day.  I have never ever said I was there, the only thing I have ever tried to do and will continue to do is search for the truth.  The greatest respect I can show Jason and the legacy I can leave to my family and Jason’s children is to stand up for the truth, not be bullied, not turn a blind eye to the truth, not be silenced by the hierarchy of the Qld Police service or the Government bodies including the Ethical Standards Command, Crime and Misconduct Commission and the Attorney General’s Office aka Jarrod Bleijie.    

Yours Faithfully

Stephen Protheroe

For approximately 9 months I waited for a response from the Attorney General Jarrod Bleijie and heard absolutely nothing and now I am faced with a renewed threat from you.  Could this be because of the approximate 50000 people who are now following the truth with interest as to what this government has done to my son and this family?  I will once again state uncategorically that I will not be bullied, threatened or silenced by your threats.  I will reiterate that I made a pledge over my son’s dead body, for him, his children and my family that I will not stop until Thomas Hess faces an independent jury over the killing, possible murder of my son.  Your letter states that I immediately remove any information which falls within the scope of the non-publication order but yet you do not state which information this is.  Firstly in section 41 of the information you sent me it states that a coroner before, during or immediately after the holding of an inquest may make an order prohibiting the publication of information relating to, or arising at an inquest.  This order was made 5 days after the inquest was finalised and to my knowledge this act by Coroner Michael Barnes was a precedent and has never been tested in a court of law, I have always questioned the legitimacy of it under the law.  I raised this issue with Peter Johns counsel for the coroner at the time.  Why did he do it and what is this government trying to hide?  If what they are saying is true then why would the government want to prevent the people of this state from hearing and reading the truth within the media.  On 24^th March 2012 Campbell Newman was elected Premier of Queensland 19 days prior to my son being shot dead by way of 2 bullet wounds to the back of my son Jason’s body by Snr Constable Thomas Hess of Carseldine CIB.  He won on a platform of openness and honesty to look after the people of Queensland.  He has done nothing for my son, he has done nothing for the truth of what happened to my son and in fact has openly supported his Attorney General and his police force and his court system.  He has blatantly sat back and allowed my son’s death to be swept under the carpet.  There is a state election looming in 2015 and I intend to do my very best to make this an election issue.  Well may Police Union President aka Police Officer Ian Leavers have stated damning and malicious lies on national media the afternoon my son Jason was shot by Police Officer Thomas Hess by 2 gun shots to the back of his body in fact stating that he was shot in the chest and lower abdomen.  Then went on to state words to the effect that the officer involved was a good family man and it was a case of shoot or be shot, he also said words to the effect that my son had stood in front of Thomas Hess with a fully loaded semi-automatic pistol hunting him down leaving him no place to go.  At a later date Ian Leavers stated words to the effect that he made a mistake and that he understands that Jason was not shot in the chest and lower abdomen as he reported.  Jack Dempsey promised on national television that the investigation would be open and transparent, another lie.  If it was so open and transparent why was it gagged?  It was proven that my son never held a fully loaded semi-automatic pistol and the pistol shown on the national news was actually the gun of a Queensland Police Officer probably the gun that shot and killed Jason and let’s never forget the Partner of Thomas Hess who never at any stage saw a gun in Jason’s hands or saw Thomas Hess remove any weapon from Jason’s person after he lay dead on the ground. The most damning evidence of all is an independent eye witness who saw exactly what happened and stated that Thomas Hess shot Jason dead whilst he was unarmed in any way.  The independent eye witness has never altered her version of events in any way, unlike the police version of events that has changed repeatedly to suit the scenario that they feel they need to have to protect their own.

Now my family faces this new threat.  Our grief is as constant and unbearable as it was the fateful day this happened.  We live under constant fear of police officers storming our home, goose steps coming down our driveway in the middle of the night.  We have always tried to act in a lawful and honest way and our plight is very simple we want to see the government change the law that all police officers should stand trial and face a jury like any civilian has to.  We don’t want to watch another family suffer and go through what we have endured for over 2 years and continue to endure every day of our lives.  I stand by these words by stating this I intend to make this an election issue.  If you are a little peeved at my blog site get ready to be really peeved off as I intend to do letterbox drops and billboards throughout the state and make this a real election issue.  I will not stand by and let my son’s killing be swept under the carpet.  I will not allow you to continue to ignore and intimidate my quest, I have a right to let the people of this state know exactly what’s happened so that no other family ever faces the horrific challenge to find the truth.  No man be it police officer or civilian should be allowed to kill someone and not stand trial and be found innocent or guilty by a jury.  I have always accepted that if an independent jury found Senior Constable Thomas Hess innocent of illegally killing my son Jason at a fair and honest trial I would accept the verdict.  But I will never accept one man Coroner Michael Barnes making this decision without the evidence being tested in a court of law.  I will be asking the people of this state to continue to share with as many people as possible my blog site in order to allow them to see the type of government that is manipulating this case.

Yours Faithfully

Stephen Protheroe