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EDITORIAL - Exposing police co
Not surprisingly, there has already been significant response to The Sunday Gleaner's publication of a policeman's first-hand account of his corruption, over many years, in several divisions of the constabulary. There, apparently, is a deep sense of astonishment.
Our surprise is that so many people are surprised by this anonymous policeman's 'revelations'. Apparently they have not been listening; or if they have, have been too naïve to believe. For this cop has hardly broken new ground and neither is there an apparent context to his partial speaking out. There is strong anecd... Read more
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Melbourne Herald Sun - Austral
15 September 2007
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Police suspension query
VICTORIA Police is refusing to explain why it took six months to suspend a detective with alleged links to an underworld hit.
It was alleged to anti-gangland Purana detectives six months ago that Det-Sgt Peter Lalor supplied a hitman with the address of young gigolo Shane Chartres-Abbott, who was later murdered.
But the detective was not suspended until Thursday this week.
Mr Chartres-Abbott was shot dead outside his Reservoir home in June 2003, while facing trial over the rape and maiming of a female client. Homicide detectives believe the motive was revenge for the rape victim.
The informer hitman is in jail for involvement in more than one gangland murder. Police refused to say whether he had been or was likely to be charged in relation to the Chartres-Abbott case.
Det-Sgt Lalor, who quit his post as a union delegate on the day of his suspension, declined to comment yesterday. "He's seeking legal advice," a colleague said.
Police Association secretary Sen-Sgt Paul Mullett said the experienced detective deserved the presumption of innocence.
"This needs to be investigated thoroughly and needs to conclude as fast as possible," he said.
Colleagues yesterday described Det-Sgt Lalor as an uncompromising career policeman.
"He's a respected bloke who's always been at the sharp end of policing," one senior officer said.
Taskforce Briar, which is looking at the hitman's claims, is also investigating allegations former detective David Waters knew of a plot to kill Chartres-Abbott.
Another corruption taskforce, codenamed Petra, is investigating the murders of drug-dealing police informer Terence Hodson and his wife Christine.
Hodson had agreed to testify against two drug squad detectives before he was executed.
Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon said yesterday: "About six months ago, detectives from the Purana Taskforce received information suggesting there may be a link between police corruption and organised crime murders. As soon as we received that information we set up two taskforces to investigate."
She said both investigations had "the highest priority".
"We've been actively looking through all of the Purana taskforce investigations, through our Ethical Standards investigations, through the Office of Police Integrity and through the Australian Crime Commission," she said.
"We are always looking to see whether there are links and, if there are links and there is evidence to substantiate those links, we will investigate."
Deputy Commissioner Simon Overland said the allegations were "obviously sufficiently credible that we've taken the steps of putting together two taskforces to investigate", but they were still allegations.
Police command and Premier John Brumby rejected Opposition calls for an independent anti-corruption commission.
The police watchdog said yesterday it had been aware of links between organised crime and police corruption since 2004.
"This is something the OPI has been saying for some time," Office of Police Integrity assistant director Graham Ashton said.
He said he believed police command was serious about dealing with corruption, and stressed that most police did a good and conscientious job.
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