北领地检控长帕特里克·威廉姆斯于2026年5月宣布，不会对24岁瓦尔皮里男子库曼贾伊·怀特的拘留死亡案涉事警察提起诉讼1。怀特于2025年5月在被警察制伏后在羁押中身亡，此案曾引发全国抗议1。威廉姆斯表示，"我已确定基于警方提供的证据，在任何与其死亡相关的指控上都没有合理的定罪前景"1。
案件家属启动法律诉讼但随后撤回1。法医陪审团预计将在2026年4月进行为期四周的调查1。此外，联邦议员玛丽恩·斯克里姆古尔呼吁澳大利亚联邦警察进行独立调查1。原住民司法专员凯蒂·基斯则要求改革，表示"死亡在拘留中应当被独立调查。警察不应调查警察"1。
Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Williams announced in May 2026 that no charges would be laid against police officers following the death of Kumantjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man, in custody 1. The decision came four months after police submitted their brief of evidence in September 2025, following White's death in May 2025 after he was restrained by officers 1.
Williams stated that he had "determined that on the basis of the evidence provided by police, there is no reasonable prospect of conviction in relation to any charge arising out of his death" 1. The announcement sparked renewed national controversy, with Federal MP Marion Scrimgeour calling for an independent investigation by the Australian Federal Police 1. Katie Kiss, the Aboriginal Commissioner for the NT, demanded reform, stating that "deaths in detention should be independently investigated. Police should not investigate police" 1.
The case will proceed to a coronial inquest scheduled for April 2026, set to run for four weeks 1. The deceased's family had initiated legal proceedings but subsequently withdrew them 1.
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