Mark Casey - Police Officer fired for speaking out

Hi, My name is Mark Turner & I’m the local member of the legislative assembly for the area in the Northern Territory where Mark Casey and his family reside.

Mark is a veteran Northern Territory Police Officer who has recently been sacked after speaking out regarding problems within the Northern Territory Police Force.

Mark is now left without employment after over two decades of service to the community.

As a former police officer myself it wasn't unusual for us to put the hat around when one of our colleagues had fallen on hard times.

Regardless of what you think of Mark speaking publicly about issues in the NT Police, he did it with the best of intentions.

I will continue to call for an independent judicial inquiry but whilst that's happening, if those of us still serving, recently retired or just those who care about what’s happened could through the cost of a cup of coffee in the modern equivalent of the hat, it would help Mark in the short term.

Thanks for reading.

Mark Turner MLA

Member for Blain