The two men intend to interview officers who survived life-threatening wounds and ask them what went wrong and how they were almost killed.

The interviewing officers were all briefed to act as if they couldn't believe it when the suspects said they'd never heard of you.

Complaints are referred to investigators who interview complainants, officers and witnesses.

Questions about the police's conduct continued yesterday as internal affairs investigators sought to interview several residents and officers involved in the fracas.

The panel interviewed children, parents, security officers, government officials and medical officers at Woomera.

Sun had interviewed Libyan officers who had lived through the American attacks on their country in 1986.

"As we interview officers, quite a few are beginning to talk," Mr. Bratton told reporters.

So prosecutors routinely ask police investigators not to interview officers under suspicion, to avoid any impression that their statements have been compelled.

It was from Abute, advising each of his six captains that they would begin interviewing prospective officers the following day.

Chief Dooley said that after interviewing other officers and members of the department the investigation was expanded.