Australian Police, came to victim and said...

"It was not racial crime" they repeated their original position... They did not apologize for racial statement.

 Australian police aroused criticism that they visited to Jo(28)'s house (Jo who is a victim of attacks of Brisbane) and suggested their position that there were not clear evidence for criminal intent, so it wasn't racial crime.

On 2 December, according to Korean consulate in Sydney and Jo, two policemen belonging to the Queensland Policy Agency visited Jo's house, explained their position about this crime and listened Jo's opinion.

Abnormally visiting victim's house appear by causing a stir about saying "It is a dangerous to wander at night but Asian did, so Asian are stupid and silly" which was said by a policeman in the process of investigating this cime.

However Inspector Camp never apologized for racial statement which was said by the officer in charge of the case rather, to Jo they suggested their position that this crime was not racial crime.

Jo said this case may racial crime targeting at Asians, because there were many Asians, including Chinese in Brisabane where was case occured.

Brisbane Times reported Inspector Camp said "I explained this case was a robber injury case (not racial crime) which targeted expensive cellphone to victim and he understood and sympathized this explanation"

Inspector Camp emphasized that victim was chose at random, it was not that Jo became target of crime because he is Korean or Asian.

 "I was amazed after I heard the Inpector said those things through local media and Australian police seems to be interest in improving this case was not racial crime, with concerns about negative effect for their nation reputation." Jo said.

Also, he added "Strictly speaking, there were no evidence whether criminal intent was racial discrimination or not, but they didn't accept my opinion that this case may occured with racial discrimination intent."

Furthermore, he amplified "I was stifled that the officer in charge of the case who said 'Asian are stupid' denied that he didn't say like that" and "Inspector Camp wanted to visit again but I rejected because I don't have anything to expect"

Original Article :http://news.donga.com/Society_List/3/03/20121202/51248376/1

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