Victoria’s Chief Commissioner has responded to bombshell whistleblower claims that police obstructed the red shirts rort inquiry and weighed in on whether the state's corruption watchdog should investigate the matter further.
The explosive allegations were made by the whistleblower in a statement referred to the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission .
Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 “I’m not aware of any, and there have been no concerns raised about police interference since I’ve been police chief commissioner,” Commissioner Patton said. Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has defended the two police investigations into the red shirts rort. Picture: NCA Newswire/Jason Edwards
The misuse of public funds - which Labor later repaid - seemingly helped the party win government in the 2014 election.The whistleblower statement follows revelations aired in February and earlier in November referring the matter to police before it ultimately landed with the Ombudsman. The subsequent report also cleared Mr Andrews of allegedly facilitating the scheme with Ms Glass determining there was “no evidence” to implicate the Premier.
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