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Former AFP commissioner Mick Keelty gives up Order of Australia honour six years after Ben Roberts-Smith tip-off



Federal court judge in last year’s defamation case found Roberts-Smith tried to evade surveillance after Keelty alerted him to pending war crimes investigation in 2018Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe former Australian federal police commissioner Mick Keelty has relinquished his Order of Australia honour, six years after he passed information received from serving police officers to Ben Roberts-Smith, alerting him to a pending war crimes investigation.Keelty retired from the AFP in 2009 after a 35-year law-enforcement career, including eight as AFP commissioner.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/10/ex-afp-commissioner-mick-keelty-oam-ben-roberts-smith-ntwnfb

Author : Karen Middleton Political editor

Publish date : 2024-08-10 00:00:30

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