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Time to act on road graft
THE story of how the government losses an estimated Sh 200 million monthly in forgone fines has been unearthed. We have enumerated how corrupt traffic offenders grease the palms of corrupt police officers, ripping of the government of huge chunks of money.
The story was motivated by a recent disclosure that the government collected Sh 50 million in fines in the month of September this year.
As reported, route cartels, matatu and PSV organizations have been paying protection fees to ensure that their vehicles operate without being subjected to the mandatory PSV audits by... Read more
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Melbourne Herald Sun - Melbour
11 February 2007
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Whistleblower cop claims union
VICTORIA'S police force is led by a "mate-ocracy" which rewards loyalty above ethics under the control of the highly influential police association, whistleblowers claim.
Detective Senior Constable Peter Kos, a former member of the police association executive, has spoken out about his fight with the union over paying the legal fees of detectives accused of drug trafficking.
Now an Ethical Standards Department member, Mr Kos was a union executive for three years.
He told the Nine Network today he was victimised for being a dissenting voice on the board when four policemen sought legal funding to fight corruption charges.
The four, including Detective Sergeant Glenn Saunders – a former senior vice-president of the union – were later acquitted.
Last year, without Mr Kos, the union agreed to pay the fees, the program said.
Mr Kos said there was an anomaly in the approval process in 2003 when a sub-committee approved the funding, without his knowledge, between monthly meetings.
"I was unaware that the funding of their legal defence in relation to their committal (hearing) was held between meeting dates, which was not a normal process."
In 2004 and again in 2005 the board voted unanimously to reject application.
The program said confidential information was leaked to Mr Saunders blaming Mr Kos and two others for rejecting the application, and despite requests the leak was never investigated by police.
Union Secretary Senior Sergeant Paul Mullett sent an email to every delegate in Victoria saying Mr Kos was spying on the union on behalf of the media and force command, the program said.
Mr Kos, who now needs 24-hour security, rejected the allegation made by the union.
Former corruption investigator Simon Illingworth said investigating the police force was a dangerous job.
"It's almost like a mate-ocracy, where loyalty above all else, in fact in some cases in the policing context its loyalty no matter what, or else," he said.
Victoria's former deputy Commissioner Bob Falconer said the union needed to lift its game.
"In this state and others, they have doggedly defended people accused of corruption and, dare I say, they have ridiculed or lampooned those who charge them," Mr Falconer said.
"I think that police unions should lift the bar and that somewhere in their articles... they should have something there, and mean it, about professionalism, ethics and honesty." Comment was being sought from Sen Sgt Mullet and Victoria Police.
A spokesman for the Police Association said Mr Mullet planned to comment on them early in the week.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said force command declined to comment on the story.
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