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Afghan police chiefs sacked
Kabul - The Afghan government sacked two provincial police chiefs for negligence, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday, highlighting problems in a force often accused of corruption and which is key to security in Afghanistan.
Poorly paid, poorly trained and ill-equipped, the police are the frontline in the fight against Taliban insurgents. Often stationed in remote outposts, they suffer far higher casualties than the more mobile and better equipped Afghan army.
The Interior Ministry said it had sacked the provincial police chiefs of Dai Kundi in the centre of the countr... Read more
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Call for anti-corruption body
The investigation process which led to criminal charges against the Tasmanian Police Commissioner, Jack Johnston, has come under fire.
Johnston, 58, has been charged with disclosing official secrets.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges during a brief court appearance today.
Johnston is accused of passing on confidential police information to government ministers, alerting them to an investigation into the appointment of a new Solicitor General.
Former liberal deputy premier and friend Max Bingham believes Johnston has not been treated fairly.
Sir Max, who is also a former member of the National Crime Authority, says the case highlights the need for an anti-corruption body.
"I think its a case where there ought to be some outside advice," he said.
"There needs to be some body like the CJC in Queensland to run an eye over the way these kinds of proceedings are handled, and in absence of such a body as that there ought to be advice taken from interstate."
A parliamentary committee is considering whether an independent body is needed to monitor the conduct of politicians and public servants.
Bartlett backs police
Meanwhile, the Premier David Bartlett has moved to reassure the public about the state of policing in Tasmania.
"I have great confidence in Tasmania's police service," he said.
"We'll be doing all we can to reassure the Tasmanian people that the police service is there in their service and doing a great job at it."
The Police Association of Tasmania says the force's reputation should not be tarnished by the case against Johnston.
The association's president, Randolph Wierenga, says it will be business as usual for police while the court process takes place.
"At this stage he is an innocent person and he's entitled to the presumption of innocence," he said.
Johnston was granted bail and will face court again in February.
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