🚨TIME FOR THE AFP TO HOLD A PRESSER:
@Lisa_Wilkinson
👉🏾Australian Federal Police took 2yrs to tell Peter Dutton about Brittany Higgins's rape allegation
@AusFedPolice WHY?
A Gov't source told the ABC that the AFP briefed the Home Affairs Minister after Ms Higgins flagged
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@Lisa_Wilkinson
👉🏾Australian Federal Police took 2yrs to tell Peter Dutton about Brittany Higgins's rape allegation
@AusFedPolice WHY?
A Gov't source told the ABC that the AFP briefed the Home Affairs Minister after Ms Higgins flagged
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with officers a few days earlier that she was considering going public with her story.
✴️DELAY COULD BE A BREACH OF AFP POLICIES:
In the wake of the AFP's raids on media outlets in 2019, it had established a new group known as the Sensitive Investigations Oversight Board
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✴️DELAY COULD BE A BREACH OF AFP POLICIES:
In the wake of the AFP's raids on media outlets in 2019, it had established a new group known as the Sensitive Investigations Oversight Board
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(SIOB), which considers matters that should be brought to the Ministers attention
The questioning in Parliament follows reporting in The Guardian, pointing to the AFP's own guidelines about "politically sensitive" investigations
A "politically sensitive matter" is defined
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The questioning in Parliament follows reporting in The Guardian, pointing to the AFP's own guidelines about "politically sensitive" investigations
A "politically sensitive matter" is defined
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as an investigation "likely to be of particular INTEREST to" the Govt, Members of Parliament, foreign Gov'ts, the MEDIA & THE COMMUNITY.
Such an investigation WOULD INCLUDE those that "have potential adverse implications concerning" a member of parliament or an MP's staff.
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Such an investigation WOULD INCLUDE those that "have potential adverse implications concerning" a member of parliament or an MP's staff.
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"The AFP must advise the [minister for Home Affairs] at the EARLIEST opportunity unless there may be a CONFLICT OF INTEREST," the document states.
👉🏾The public, Australian voters & taxpayers, DESERVE to KNOW THE TRUTH, as of course does #BrittanyHiggins
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👉🏾The public, Australian voters & taxpayers, DESERVE to KNOW THE TRUTH, as of course does #BrittanyHiggins
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✴️QUESTIONS:
@samanthamaiden
1️⃣ Why did the AFP not tell their boss (Peter Dutton) in March 2019, when Ms Higgins first reported to them of her sexual assault?
2️⃣ Why did the AFP only act to inform Dutton after being told by Ms Higgins she was considering going public?
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@samanthamaiden
1️⃣ Why did the AFP not tell their boss (Peter Dutton) in March 2019, when Ms Higgins first reported to them of her sexual assault?
2️⃣ Why did the AFP only act to inform Dutton after being told by Ms Higgins she was considering going public?
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3️⃣ Has the AFP got a Conflict of Interest?
4️⃣ Are the AFP impartial enough to conduct a full & frank investigation - leaving no stone unturned, no matter what unpleasantness is uncovered?
✴️Finally:
A detailed statement & a press conference of WHO the AFP spoke to & WHEN
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4️⃣ Are the AFP impartial enough to conduct a full & frank investigation - leaving no stone unturned, no matter what unpleasantness is uncovered?
✴️Finally:
A detailed statement & a press conference of WHO the AFP spoke to & WHEN
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is required, just like state police do - for keeping the public informed.
Lets be frank, there's no case that is required to be explained to the public more than a RAPE & COVER-UP committed in the building of Parliament - involving the Federal Government & Prime Minister.
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Lets be frank, there's no case that is required to be explained to the public more than a RAPE & COVER-UP committed in the building of Parliament - involving the Federal Government & Prime Minister.
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