Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Greens calling for the release of Dean Wickliffe
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
March 19, 20255m 45s
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The Green Party is calling for Dean Wickliffe, a 77-year-old prisoner on a hunger strike, to be released.
Wickliffe was allegedly beaten by prison guards at Spring Hill Corrections Facility - and the Greens want him released on compassionate grounds.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper wonders why a notorious criminal needs to be let out of prison under these circumstances.
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