Police roadblock on elderly euthanasia advocates was illegal, NZ watchdog says

A roadblock set up by New Zealand police to obtain information on euthanasia activists was illegal and unjustified, an investigation has found.

In late 2016, members of pro-euthanasia group Exit International were stopped by police at a roadblock after leaving a meeting. They were asked for their names and addresses, before being breathalyzed.

Later, 10 of the women who were stopped at the roadblock were visited by police in their homes.

Several members of the group – who were mostly in their 70s – were also visited by police in other parts of the country, in what Exit International believed was a targeted police campaign.

The New Zealand Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has concluded that officers used the roadblock to obtain information unlawfully on Exit International members, and were “not justified” in doing so.

Source: theguardian