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Police have been criticised for hindering rightful protests during the Chinese president's visit to Wellington in 1999.
The Police Complaints Authority reported into two incidents involving protestors.
In one incident, police stood in front of two women who were trying to protest on a traffic island on Adelaide Rd as Jiang Zemin's motorcade passed by.
In the other, a group of around 20 protestors near the president's hotel were moved about 100 metres away, out of sight and sound.
Five who stood their ground were arrested, but were later paid damages when the Police Commissioner accepted there was no justification for moving them.
Justice Goddard in the latest report found the police did not preserve the lawful rights of the protestors, but also says it is not appropriate to hold any individual officer responsible.
- NEWSTALK ZB
