New Zealand Has Become a Criminal's Paradise

Justice and Occam's Razor

New Zealand is embroiled in an immigration case so bizarre, so extreme, that the instinctive reaction is to wonder how much money a convicted criminal paid the Immigration Minister under the table to get residence in this country.  What else could explain such apparent malfeasance on the past of Iain Galloway, NZ Immigration Minister?

Here is Kiwiblog's summary of the case:

The full background of the guy given residency by Labour

I blogged yesterday on how (Minister of Immigration) Iain Lees-Galloway has granted permanent residency to a prisoner (Jan Antolik) who was due to be deported when released. Well his full record is worth looking at. Here it is:

2003: Entered NZ with a false passport

2010: Arrested with two Hells Angels on aggravated robbery and blackmail charges. Guilt not proven beyond reasonable doubt.

2011: Found guilty of using false passport and giving false details to Immigration officials

2011: Arrested as part of Operation Ark, a covert investigation into Ecstasy-like pills.

2012: Discharged without conviction on false identity charges

2014: Convicted of manufacturing Class-C drug from Operation Ark arrest. Conviction overturned but Crown abandons second trial

2014: Arrested importing 5kg of MDMA, a Class-B controlled drug, used in Ecstasy.

2016: Convicted of importing MDMA and jailed for five years and nine months
It is bad enough that he has been granted permanent residency, but even worse the Minister won’t explain why.

The Parole Board is not known for its hard line when it comes to deciding whether a prisoner is granted parole.
  Despite its frequent accommodating stance, the Board's Convenor, according to Stuff, had this to say about Antolik/Sroubek:

Sroubek has faced several charges, relating to drugs and robbery. But was either acquitted or had his convictions overturned – until he was found guilty of using his drink importation business as a front to smuggle 5kg of MDMA, which is used to make the drug Ecstasy. He was jailed for five years and nine months.

He was refused parole last month: Parole Board panel convenor Judge Phil Gittos said he gave "evasive, long-winded and ... in many respects manifestly untruthful" responses.  [Emphsis, ours.]

Ah, but no.  Minister Galloway clearly has a truth detection device which stretches out much longer than a country mile.  This serious, lawless, habitual crim is now a permanent resident in this country.  Only Iain Galloway knows why--and he is not talking.  The most obvious explanation is that money has transferred from Antolik to Galloway's pocket.  What else could explain such a bizarre decision? 

Remember Occam's rule: the simplest explanation is almost always the correct explanation.