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Database leak worries WA polic
West Australian police say they are very concerned about the leaking to the media of a database containing classified information on serving and past police officers.
The computer files list personal details about almost 3,500 officers, including the cars they drive, their personality types and allegations of violence and misconduct against them.
The files also include the names of the officers' children and details of their sporting achievements.
The Police Commissioner has ordered a full inquiry into the allegations and will refer the matter to the Corruption and C... Read more
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02 June 2011
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Australia: Victorian policy deputy subject of covert probe
VICTORIA'S Office of Police Integrity has undertaken electronic surveillance of the departing deputy police commissioner, Sir Ken Jones, in an operation that is also monitoring the communications of at least one state government employee.
Senior police and government sources have confirmed that the OPI has activated its extraordinary powers after a complaint lodged by the Victoria Police chief commissioner, Simon Overland, against Sir Ken. It has been intercepting the communications of Sir Ken, his wife and other close associates for weeks.
The Herald has learnt the operation also involves attempts to monitor the communications of one or more people working in sensitive Victorian government positions who have been identified as supporters of the former British policeman. In response to the possibility that Sir Ken was an OPI target, it is understood that his house was swept for bugs.
The Herald has also learnt that the OPI is under investigation over concerns its pursuit of Sir Ken at the request of Mr Overland may be an abuse of the powers given to it to uncover serious police corruption. The ombudsman, George Brouwer, is believed to be probing the use of powers by the OPI and other issues.
The OPI inquiry into Sir Ken comes months before the police watchdog will be replaced by a new anti-corruption body.
The OPI is believed to be examining interaction between Sir Ken and one or more public servants or ministerial aides relating to his dispute with Mr Overland and the manner in which he left the Victoria Police.
Mr Overland has never explained why he ordered Sir Ken to leave his office immediately on May 6 - four days after the Welsh-born policeman announced his resignation and intention to finish in August - or why he asked the OPI to probe his deputy.
Mr Overland visited OPI's deputy director, Paul Jevtovic, just hours before he ordered Sir Ken out on May 6.
A senior police source said Mr Jevtovic has been in charge of the operation while the OPI director, Michael Strong, was on holiday. He recently returned to work.
It is known that Mr Overland suspected Sir Ken of leaking information about the competency, independence and accountability of the police force to the media or political figures. But it is not known if the Premier, Ted Baillieu, or the Police Minister, Peter Ryan, are aware of the extent of the probe and the targeting of one or more people working out of Treasury Place.
Both Mr Baillieu and Mr Ryan have repeatedly said they do not know the reason Mr Overland told Sir Ken to go.
Sir Ken had briefed Mr Overland on a report into murders committed by parolees just hours before he was ordered to leave. The report is believed to have found up to four murders could have been prevented had police data bases kept better track of parolees.
Inquires into Mr Overland's command of the police and the wider administration of justice are under way. The government has engaged Jack Rush, QC, to investigate the structures of police command. Mr Brouwer is also investigating if Mr Overland was influenced by the former Labor government to release inaccurate crime statistics just before last November's election.
Mr Brouwer is also investigating the circumstances that led to the gangland figure Carl Williams being moved from isolation at Barwon Prison last year. Prisoner Matthew Johnson has been charged with his murder.
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