❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Police regarding the progress of a forgery investigation in the office of another member. The Minister provides a vague update, stating the investigation is ongoing but he has limited information.
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I refer to the minister’s claim in this House on 13 September that he would again raise the investigation into forgery in the office of the member for Southern River with the Commissioner of Police in three or four weeks. (1) Has the minister again raised the forgery investigation with the commissioner as promised; and, if not, why not? (2) If the minister has raised it with the commissioner, what is the outcome of the further investigations commenced as a result of debate in this House? (3) Does the minister expect charges to be laid as a result of this investigation? (4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE
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(1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(1) Has the minister again raised the forgery investigation with the commissioner as promised; and, if not, why not? (2) If the minister has raised it with the commissioner, what is the outcome of the further investigations commenced as a result of debate in this House? (3) Does the minister expect charges to be laid as a result of this investigation? (4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(2) If the minister has raised it with the commissioner, what is the outcome of the further investigations commenced as a result of debate in this House? (3) Does the minister expect charges to be laid as a result of this investigation? (4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(3) Does the minister expect charges to be laid as a result of this investigation? (4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(1) Has the minister again raised the forgery investigation with the commissioner as promised; and, if not, why not? (2) If the minister has raised it with the commissioner, what is the outcome of the further investigations commenced as a result of debate in this House? (3) Does the minister expect charges to be laid as a result of this investigation? (4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(2) If the minister has raised it with the commissioner, what is the outcome of the further investigations commenced as a result of debate in this House? (3) Does the minister expect charges to be laid as a result of this investigation? (4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(3) Does the minister expect charges to be laid as a result of this investigation? (4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(4) Is the case still open? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
(1)-(4) It is difficult to give precise answers to those four questions. The Commissioner of Police mentioned to me in our weekly meeting last Wednesday that the investigation was continuing. I cannot answer whether charges are likely to come out of it because I do not know. In the normal course of events I would not expect to be told unless and until officers have made a decision to charge. I make that as a general statement. I do not expect to be told that somebody will be charged. That is the situation at the moment. As soon as I have more to report, I will do so. As far as I know, the matter is not closed. Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
Mr RIPPER: A supplementary - The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
The SPEAKER: No. Question time has finished.
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