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OPI accuses police of underwor
Friendships between some Victorian police officers and criminals and the leaking of secret information continues to put lives at risk, says the police corruption watchdog.
In its annual report, the Office of Police Integrity (OPI) said cells of corrupt officers who associate with the underworld were exerting a damaging influence on the force.
The report was one of more than 250 tabled in parliament on Thursday, prompting criticism by Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu that the government was trying to escape scrutiny.
While the five-year-old OPI's message was the same as last year, it found more corruption has emerged in the past 12 months.
It is currently investigating the leak of top-secret files by surveillance police, including to alleged drug boss John Higgs and to an alleged murderer and a suspected drug trafficker.
No police have been charged over those matters, but OPI director Michael Strong said civilians had been charged with offences including threats to kill and drugs, fraud and weapons charges.
"Our work has revealed that through these relationships confidential operational information has passed from police to the very criminals other police are investigating," he said.
"It is no understatement to say that the release of confidential information has jeopardised the outcome of critically important investigations and the lives of innocent citizens.
"The fact that current serving and former police employees are known to be associating with many of these individuals causes me real concern."
Mr Strong identified more corruption, including a culture of senior police "green-lighting" unethical conduct and providing negative role models for younger police; and police not complying with legal requirements to declare relationships with people with criminal records.
Mr Strong also said the OPI should be involved in the investigation into the death of 15-year-old Tyler Cassidy, who was shot by police last year.
Tyler's family accused the police of heavy handedness and a lack of negotiating skills when they shot him.
Mr Strong said he was concerned about a perception of `police investigating police' in relation to the teenager, who was killed when police allegedly could not subdue him.
The head of the police Ethical Standards Department, Luke Cornelius, says the report is proof police are tackling corruption and are learning from past mistakes and complacency, including during the gangland war.
"Many of the issues identified by the OPI are being jointly addressed in ESD and OPI joint operations," he told reporters.
"I draw comfort from this fact - over the past 12 months there's been a 22 per cent increase in the reporting internally of serious misconduct, that is clear evidence of a very substantial change in culture within our organisation."
Police union boss Greg Davies said the number of corrupt officers was so small, the OPI should not even exist.
"A corruption free force is what we have for all intents and purposes in Victoria," Snr Sgt Davies told reporters.
"The director of the OPI recommended criminal charges against six current or former police officers and 22 members of the public.
"That in itself is surely a logical endorsement that this state needs a broad-based anti-corruption commission rather than simply the OPI."
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