00:00The ABC understands NT prosecutor Stephen Haig was one of two plain clothed officers
00:07involved in restraining and arresting Koemanjai White at Cole supermarket on May 27.
00:13Mr Haig has continued working as a police prosecutor in Alice Springs,
00:16while NT police investigate Mr White's death and whether any wrongdoing was involved.
00:21Mr White's father by kinship, Isaac or Martin Jabirula White,
00:25appeared in custody on Wednesday at Alice Springs local court,
00:28charged with contravening a domestic violence order.
00:31The court heard the charges were dismissed as they were improperly laid due to an administrative error.
00:36Court documents seen by the ABC show Mr Haig signed off on this improperly laid charge.
00:41Speaking outside the court, Mr White told the ABC it was wrong Mr Haig could sign off on these charges
00:47given the officer's involvement in his son's death.
00:50He told the ABC he did not think Mr Haig should be working and should be stood down.
00:55Soon after being granted bail, Mr White was arrested and charged again over the same offence
01:00when retrieving his personal items from the police watch house.
01:04Nearly three months on, the cause of Koemanjai White's death remains undetermined
01:07as police wait for a forensic pathologist to complete further investigation.
01:11NT police have previously said the initial autopsy was inconclusive,
01:15but have ruled out an inquiry into Mr White's death.
01:18In a statement, NT police said no charges had been laid, but the community could be assured
01:23that a thorough investigation was underway.
01:25NT police was under way.
01:26NT police voir
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