A police inspector has been elected as union president after allegations of misconduct were aired in South Australian parliament.
Police Inspector Wade Burns will be the new president of the Police Association of South Australia.A police inspector has been elected as union president by a margin of less than 50 votes after allegations of misconduct were aired in South Australian parliament.
He told parliament multiple complaints were lodged about Inspector Burns's "egregious behaviour" during that function and Inspector Burns was demoted from chief inspector to senior sergeant in 2017., a program to address sexual discrimination and harassment within the force following a 2016 review by the Equal Opportunity Commissioner.
Inspector Burns is reported to have denied it was a criminal matter, but Commissioner Stevens said it was not dishonest as he may not know an investigation had started.
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