20th 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 15th January 2015 and again on Saturday
16th 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 17th
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 15th
and 16th 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
