- Tasmania's top cop arrested
- The Age
- 14/10/2008 Make a Comment
- Contributed by: The Rooster ( 264 articles in 2008 )
Tasmania's police commissioner John Johnston has been arrested and charged with disclosing offical secrets, a court has been told.
Johnston was arrested by police at his Hobart home this morning before being charged with two offences relating to a senior judicial appointment.
He appeared in Hobart Magistrates Court today where he was granted bail and ordered to appear in the Tasmanian Supreme Court on February 2.
Johnston has stepped down as commissioner while the investigation into his conduct continues
Johnston was arrested by police at his Hobart home this morning before being charged with two offences relating to a senior judicial appointment.
He appeared in Hobart Magistrates Court today where he was granted bail and ordered to appear in the Tasmanian Supreme Court on February 2.
Johnston has stepped down as commissioner while the investigation into his conduct continues
Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/tasmanias-top-cop-arrested-20081014-5067.html
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