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Digging up deadly secrets
AUL Dale lives in Wangaratta these days, not too far from the state's border. A long way from the big smoke. But as a policeman in Melbourne, until recently, he had a secret life. His police colleagues thought of him as a good cop, a good investigator. Quiet, solid, thorough, a useful footballer in Victoria Police's midweek league.
Most colleagues never knew of his secrets: his hidden links with criminals, including gangland killer Carl Williams. He kept that kind of thing very, very quiet.
When corruption investigators and then homicide police began asking questions abou... Read more
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Guardian Unlimited - UK
17 November 2006
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'Friend of police chief' held
South African businessman was arrested yesterday for the alleged murder of a former billionaire, Brett Kebble, in an unravelling scandal that threatens the career of South Africa's police chief and president of Interpol.
The businessman, Glen Agliotti, was arrested at 6am at his Johannesburg home. His lawyer, Laurence Hodes, was quoted by South Africa newspapers as saying that the charge was murder, or conspiracy to murder, "or both".
Kebble was shot dead in his Mercedes in September last year. The killing was believed to have been a professional assassination by three men. But in a series of apparent police blunders, important forensic evidence was lost.
Kebble's chief security adviser, Clinton Nassif, was taken into police custody after claims that he arranged for the dead man's car to be valeted before forensic experts could examine it. There is now speculation that he has turned state's evidence.
Shortly before his death, Kebble, 41, had resigned as chief executive of three linked South African mining firms after a string of legal disputes with some former business partners. South Africa's FBI-style Scorpions unit said in April it was investigating suspected fraud involving R1bn (£73m) ) of missing money at the mines.
The arrest of Mr Agliotti brings attention back to South Africa's national commissioner of police, Jackie Selebi, who has been president of Interpol since 2004. South African newspapers have claimed that Mr Selebi was a friend of Mr Agliotti and on one occasion allegedly took a corrupt payment of R50,000 (£3,650) from him. Opposition parties have demanded that Mr Selebi step down. He says he is the victim of a smear campaign.
Both Interpol and Scotland Yard have come to Mr Selebi's defence. In a strong statement issued on November 7 this year, Interpool said that he was "a man of the highest professionalism and integrity ... Under his leadership, Interpol has helped police arrest more fugitives worldwide than at any time in history. It would be very unfortunate if anyone were to credit unsubstantiated rumours over the word of such an honourable public servant."
It added: "Interpol finds Commissioner Selebi's statement to be clear and unequivocal, and one which accurately reflects the honest, upright and strong leadership he has demonstrated on behalf of not only the organisation, but also the global law enforcement community."
A senior police officer from Scotland Yard, Detective Superintendent Cliff Lyons, is also said to have cleared Mr Selebi of wrongdoing. On the day after the Interpol statement the Independent Complaints Directorate - a police watchdog - said the allegations could not be substantiated and the matter was closed. It said Det Supt Lyons had been involved in the Selebi inquiry because of his "extensive experience in corruption cases in the UK".
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