South Australia's police commissioner has released a statement to 'correct the public record' regarding comments made about Inspector Wade Burns.
South Australia's police commissioner has released a statement to "correct the public record" regarding comments made about Inspector Wade Burns .
South Australia's police commissioner has issued a statement which he says addresses factual inaccuracies over allegations of misconduct by a police inspector made in state parliament. He told parliament Inspector Burns was the subject of complaints by colleagues in 2017 and was later demoted, but that Inspector Burns appealed and had his rank reinstated.In a statement on Friday, Commissioner Grant Stevens said after careful consideration he's satisfied it's a matter of public interest and he is obliged to correct the public record."Inspector Burns did not institute an appeal on grounds of his demotion.
He said an internal criminal investigation into the 2017 allegations was not referred for prosecution on the wishes of the alleged victim.
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