law
16 Nov 2021

Man who accused diplomat of sexual assault claims ACC divulged claim info to person claiming to be from embassy

From Morning Report, 7:26 am on 16 November 2021

A New Zealander who accused a Korean diplomat of sexual assault two years ago says ACC call centre staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean embassy.

The man, whose case made headlines in 2020 and sparked an extradition debate, says he lives in fear it could happen again and is speaking out after RNZ exposed privacy breaches by ACC call centre staff and concerns about inappropriate access to sensitive claim files.

Investigative reporter Anusha Bradley has been looking into this.