SA Premier Steven Marshall says the state's Police Commissioner told him there was no recommendation made to the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute Attorney-General Vickie Chapman.
that investigators did not recommend Attorney-General Vickie ChapmanVickie Chapman released a statement on an ICAC investigation last yearThe Premier says police made no recommendation to prosecute Ms Chapman
"The police force did what they were asked to do — they gathered that information and they passed it to the DPP for further assessment.When asked if that was appropriate, Mr Marshall said it was"a statement of fact".The Opposition seized on the admission, and demanded Mr Marshall answer questions about the nature of the conversation.
"I think it's completely inappropriate that the Premier of this state has decided to play a role and ask questions of the Police Commissioner during the course of a live, open inquiry into the actions of the Premier's own deputy," he told ABC Radio Adelaide.
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