Inspector Monks Leicestershire Constabulary dives into the murky pool that is Rutland Conservative Politics.
Readers may remember an answer phone message I blogged from Inspector (aka Johnny) Monks of Oakham Police Station in November last year. 'Johnny' had suggested he make me an appointment at my doctor's surgery to 'discuss' my 'well being.' I insisted that I needed no such appointment and he had neither my consent nor my agreement to do any such thing. Nevertheless he went ahead and did it. following requests from Councillor Joyce Lucas and Chief Executive of Rutland County Council Helen Briggs and other members of Rutland County Council and their chums.
Obviously I needed to get my medical notes, Inspector Monks' rather disingenuous referral to my GP as supporting evidence of a Data Protection case I intend to bring against Inspector Monks.
As those who have read.Jim Harrison's Teabreak and the recent 'Dave Burton' blogs and twitters or should I say tweets may realise, I have been subjected to assaults, threats and unwanted mail of a funereal variety as well as a death threat specially for new Year and have therefore complained to the police.
Having got a copy of my medical notes it seems that Inspector monks both telephoned and emailed the surgery to make the appointment, in breach of the Data Protection Act, his duty of care to a threatened citizen and no doubt an infringement of his oath to avoid prejudice in the execution of his duties.
I obtained a copy of my medical records and it seems clear that Inspector Monks overstepped the mark and exceeded his authority in making this appointment. I called in at the police station yesterday and spoke to P C Lloyd who telephoned 'Sir' (aka Johnny). Inspector Monks spoke to me on the station telephone saying:
“I've been in the police for 21 years and worked very hard and I hope your complaint won't damage my career.”
Having obtained an authenticated and signed copy of my notes from the surgery I returned to the police station to ask for a face to face meeting with Inspector Monks. He kept me waiting for some considerable time during which and had a very interesting conversation with a dog man who train dogs – see later blogs.
When asked Inspector Monks refused to give me a copy of the email he had sent to the surgery. Why? Although he gave me the name of the Freedom of Information Officer at Enderby, Inspector Monks said:that he didn't believe she would give me a copy of his email either. After I said I would be invoking the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a copy Inspector Monks added: “I'm not sure you'll get it.”
I said: “It looks like you have something to hide.”
Inspector Monks remained adamant and added:
“As a Rutland resident I have a duty of care to allow people to go about without being assaulted. By taking photographs you are putting yourself in a vulnerable position.”
It seems that Oakham is vying with the old cold war Russian gulags in summoning the men in white coats to deal with those who observe, photograph, blog and report on local infringements of the democratic code by Councillors whose commitment to maladministration, illegal parking, drinking in areas they have 'designated,' as well as trashing local gravestones in All Saints Church yard with their 4x4s and their cavalier commitment to alcohol abuse on a grand scale and Oakham have recruited the police chief to ensure that blogs are discouraged by the threat of chemical coshes rather than police coshes. An improvement no doubt on the days when political dissenters could be chucked in the back of a Black Maria.
Inspector Monks did say "those days had gone" on a previous visit "the law did not allow them to act in that ways these days"
