To the barricades!!
Seriously, don't treat this as a mere bureaucratic aberration.
This is bloody dangerous. We had a similar problem when the NZ cops were trying to stitch up the captain of an aircraft that crashed on approach.
Get your union reps mobilised and lobbying, if they are not already working on it. Write to the newspapers, MPs, mother of ten, anyone who can help get this major threat to open reporting and improved flight safety stopped in its tracks.
Good luck