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The Australian - Sydney,Austra
03 December 2007
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Ex-cop's defence funding block
A FORMER Victorian assistant commissioner is unlikely to gain access to the coffers of the state's police union to fund his legal battle against possible corruption charges, despite rejoining the union when he discovered he was under investigation.
Noel Ashby, who resigned from Victoria Police last month after admitting he had improperly obtained details of a secret murder investigation and warned union secretary Paul Mullett his telephone might be bugged, rejoined the Police Association in late September.
This was after he learned he was under investigation for allegedly leaking confidential information and could face charges.
The Police Association has a $16 million legal defence fund accessible to members accused of corruption or misconduct.
But under the association's constitution, the fighting fund can be accessed only by those who were full financial members of the union at the time of the alleged offence or misconduct.
Mr Ashby could not be contacted for comment.
Mr Ashby testified at an Office of Police Integrity corruption hearing last month that on August 15, force media director Stephen Linnell improperly showed him details of the secret murder probe into alleged links between a detective and an underworld hit.
Secret telephone intercepts played to the hearing revealed Mr Ashby and Mr Mullett discussed possible telephone taps on August 21. The intercepts also revealed Mr Ashby and Mr Linnell allegedly breached the confidentiality surrounding secret OPI hearings on September 22, an offence punishable by up to a year in jail. But Mr Ashby testified at the hearing that he met Mr Mullett at a cafe to confirm his application to rejoin the association on September 30, after those alleged offences took place.
Mr Ashby is one of five people, including Mr Mullett, who have been warned they are likely to have adverse findings made against them in the inquiry into top-level leaks.
They face potential charges including perverting the course of justice, breaking telecommunications interception laws and breaching OPI legislation.
The way the association's legal fighting fund has been used to defend some officers accused of serious corruption has led to internal divisions within the union's leadership.
The Australian revealed last month that the Police Association recorded an operating loss of $1.19 million in 2006-07 after spending $4.18 million funding legal battles of officers accused of corruption or misconduct.
An association spokesman said Mr Ashby was entitled to apply for legal assistance, which would be considered under the rules of the constitution.
Pressure on Mr Mullett to stand aside as union secretary pending the outcome of the OPI investigation is expected to be renewed tomorrow during a meeting of the association's executive. Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon and the state Government have refused to deal with him while he is under investigation.
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