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
