Western Australia's new Opposition Leader Troy Buswell has released secret documents that reveal Attorney-General Jim McGinty is up to his neck in the Burke-Fong Affair.
Last week, the Western Australian Secret Police (otherwise known as the Corruption and Crime Commission), released a report into their investigation of Dr Fong over his relationship with Burke. Although they found no evidence of improper dealings, their report recommended that Fong be charged for allegedly concealing the fact that he knew Brian Burke and had some small amount of legitimate correspondence with him.
Notwithstanding the bizarre thought process leading up to this recommendation (which is surely in breach of International Covenants relating to Freedom of Assocation), McGinty acted hastily to appease the Secret Police and procured Fong's resignation, claiming he had been "misled" by Fong.
Mc Ginty obviously thought that the crucifixion of Fong - and his own shrill denials of any knowledge about the contact between Fong and Burke - would save his political skin.
But it all came unstuck today when Troy Buswell released a copy of an email from the Socialist Left Supremo's spin doctor to Dr Fong, which clearly instructs Fong to play down his links with Brian Burke.
In this evening's report in The West Australian, Buswell says it is clear that McGinty has been "front and centre in the process of trying to cover up Dr Fong’s relationship with Mr Burke." And furthermore, the Attorney-General misled Parliament when he claimed to have no knowledge of a Freedom of Information request concerning the contact between Fong and Burke.
Buswell's excellent forensic work has put McGinty under extreme pressure as he now attempts to spin his way out of what is looking increasingly like an elaborate tissue of lies.
First blood to Buswell, and congratulations to The West Australian for a genuine scoop. Could this be the beginning of the end for the Carpenter/McGinty Government?
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