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charges against him (when he knew they could not). It will be seen below that in the later investigations, he knew full well in advance the nature of those investigations against him, but he kept very quiet. He sought no counsel and solicited no help.
(d) It create resentment not only in Blackburn but also in a number of other officers. 6o MacLennan was castigated by a number of officers as a disloyal element. Such resentment was not forgotten with the end of this Yuen Long Chapter-it can be seen rearing its head in some of the events to come.
Transcript of Blackburn's evidence- -see note 46.
(ii) Transcript of Brooks' evidence at page 7932, where Brooks said, "I found it unprofessional, if you like, as a Police Officer, the method
he took to gain his reinstatement.'
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(iii) Transcript of Fulton's evidence at page 3654, where he said, "Quinn said something to me then to the effect that oh, yeah, and he
dropped a lot of names and pulled a lot of strings in order to get reinstated, he played really dirty, that's what Quinn said to me.'
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(iv) Quinn's report at File J(i) page 10: "I consider MacLennan 'Brass-necked', to say the least in having the temerity to contest the
termination. This action indicates the type of person we are dealing with."
(v) Transcript of Clancy's evidence at page 9286, where he agreed that it was probable that some people were critical of him in the way
that outside help was obtained.
(vi) Transcript of MacKillop's evidence at page 5685, where he said it was a matter of interest that John MacLennan had been able to
obtain support from public persons.