CCC's "House of Cards" report on Tony McRae

CCC Clutching at Straws in desperate attempt to discredit Grill?

Why has it has taken two year for Dad's Army's lazy drones down at the Crime and Corruption Commission to decide that Tony McRea committed serious misconduct in his dealings with Julian Grill?

Astonishingly, we are also told the state's corruption watchdog the CCC, will not pursue further action against Mr McRae and has recommended he not be prosecuted!

What are these fools on about?

It has taken two years to write a simple report the Desert Rat would complete in half a day; in which they defame the former Minister and taint Julian Grill by association - but no charges are to be laid!!

The Desert Rat would like to know who sold drugs to Ben Cousins and thousands of other young people around Perth! That may be worth the $150 million that CCC CEO Mike Children Overboard Silverstone has profligately wasted predominantly on the socially and economically constructive and legal lobbying activities of Burke and Grill.

The Desert Rat can only conclude that the timing of the release of this finding is designed to weaken Julian Grill's public standing in the false evidence charge instigated by the CCC and currently before a Perth Magistrate.

Recent charges related to two year old hearings were bought for the same reason the Desert Rat suspects. The CCC and Mike Silverstone are desperate to find anything to justify the ten of millions of dollars spent pursuing Brian Burke and Julian Grill.

The biggest fear now for the CCC is being sued - so they have to maintain the pressure and so charges and reports will continue until the CCC exhausts all of Burke and Grill's financial resources and will to fight. A conviction will only be the icing on the cake.

The Desert Rat can only conclude that the CCC are not confident of their case against Julian Grill and want the public to think he was guilty anyway if he successfully defends the charge.

The alleged dealing was a land rezoning recommended by the Dept of Planning and Infrastructure that neither was aware of, and that was conveniently linked to a fundraiser that never took place - no wonder there were no charges, just a CCC public report designed to smear and damage reputations.

CCC Tarts get Nasty with Bowler

CCC adjudges Bowler LBW - a metre outside the off stump and off a No Ball

The incompetent Crime and Corruption Commission has magnanimously decided that John Bowler MLA (who was recently re-elected with over 60% of the vote) should not face further disciplinary action for not keeping official records of his contact with lobbyists.

What puerile nonsense!

Did failed Minister Jim McGinty keep official records of every contact he had with Left lobbyists - powerbroker John Halden, ex resources minister Clive Brown, ex Kalgoorlie MP Megan Anwyl, and new deputy ALP Leader Roger Cook - all active lobbyists. Hardly likely!

Why do these clowns expect official records to be kept of every meeting and phone call they have of everyone that approaches them?

If the CCC thinks Bowler has engaged in misconduct, then the CCC should state its case.

The Desert Rat can only congratulate John Bowler and Julian Grill for their work in getting the Windimurra Vanadium Mine reopened after it was bought and shut down by multinational Xstrata, who then sourced vanadium supplies from its cheaper South African mine putting 300 men and women out of work.

That was more productive than 150 Crime and Corruption Commission employees spending $150 million over the last five years pursuing legitimate lobbyists such as Brian Burke and Julian Grill - who solve real problems. The CCC has not ventured near drug dealers or organised crime and the people who destroy our society - that is personally too risky for them and their families, too hard and not as glamourous as phoney political "scalps" for our CCC tarts.

CCC - a media Harlot?

CCC - working the media to discredit Burke and Grill

The blatant political activities of the Crime and Corruption Commission were on display when they announced the further charges against Brian Burke, Julian Grill and Norm Marlborough.

The announcement was designed to get prime time evening television coverage and upstage the opening of the new State Parliament.

The alleged charges arose from evidence given at public hearings 2 years ago! The public hearing were a device to use the media to discredit and prejudice the reputations of Burke and Grill. They amounted to a show trial - trial by media if you like. The most salacious and gratuitous material was aired to achieve the desired effect. Neither Burke or Grill could cross-examine their accusers!

Why did it take two years for Dad's Army to lodge these new charges? Have theybeen lodged because every other charge has been thrown out of court?

Watchdogs and prosecutors are there to put all the facts dispassionately, not to run blatantly political campaigns to push their own careers or justify their public funding and existence.

Western Australia has seen many serious miscarriages of justice where overzealous and ambitious prosecutors and police have been blinded to alternative explanations; have ignored or not disclosed exculpatory evidence in order to get convictions - and a feather in their collective hats. The CCC has been a prime offender.

It is appropriate that this incompetent and political outfit was not called the Anti Crime and Corruption Commission.

In recent years we have seen three murder convictions overturned - Andrew Mallard, John Button and Darryl Beamish, after collectively serving 32 years in gaol; men who were convicted when there was palpable evidence as to who was the real killer. Evidence that was incompetently ignored or selectively ignored.

In the last case, the Court of Appeal hearing, the former Judge and current Commissioner of the Crime and Corruption Commission Major General Len Roberts-Smith was not convinced that John Button was innocent. Button's lawyer Malcolm McCusker QC had to take the case to the High Court to finally get justice.

Investigations of matters where there is evidence of corruption is essential; political motivated witch hunts have no place in our democracy.

Some of the current CCC media activities have all the ingredients of 1950's McCarthyism - which prejudice the possibility of a fair hearing or trial.