Lies and Mistakes & Character Assasination

My Mistake, Your Lie!

It appears that Crime & Corruption Commission (CCC) CEO Mike Silverstone is human too. He was fortunate not to have been charged with giving false evidence to the Parliamentary Committee on the CCC on 5 July 2004.

When asked by the Committee if the CCC Telecommunications Interception (TI) equipment was owned or leased by the CCC, Silverstone said,

“It is a lease system, and it is completely locked down so we cannot access it
ourselves with our own in-house technical capacity.”

When asked “What is the life of the lease?” Silverstone efficiently answered:

This has just come to my attention. I understand that the lease has now expired
and is being maintained on an ongoing basis for in the order of $120 000 a
year.”

“During my preparation for this committee, I became aware of these details and
have sought access to the contracts... “

By God this man is efficient - no wonder they caught so many refugees up North.

Ten days later, CEO Mike Silverstone wrote to the committee advising them about, what had “just come to his attention” - he had got (badly) wrong:

• The system wasn’t leased, it was owned by the CCC.
• He also said the lease of the TI equipment had now expired - it hadn’t.
  
• He said the lease was maintained on an ongoing basis – it wasn’t, the maintenance contract had expired!
  

My God, this man made not one mistake, but three mistakes and provided false evidence under oath to a Parliamentary Committee. Was this a rerun of the “Children Overboard“ misunderstanding which Silverstone was central to?

Why wasn’t he publically humiliated and put in stock out the front of the CCC in St George’s Terror-ise in Perth? I wouldn’t be so unkind to ask “Why shouldn’t he face criminal charges?"

Well, the Desert Rat knows Silverstone is human and also makes mistakes – and is reminding him gently. It is a pity that someone in his position thinks that criminal charges are appropriate for others who get it wrong or make mistakes.

At least Silverstone was in a position to prepare himself to give evidence to the committee which is more than those poor unfortunates who front his committee can do, because they are not informed what they will be questioned about.

What is Silverstone’s mistake, is someone else’s lie and criminal behaviour!!