Australian Police Chief Seeks Terror Reporting Ban

DJMajah writes "News.com.au reports that Australian Federal Police chief Mick Keelty has called for a media blackout on reporting of terrorism investigations and cases before trial in a speech to the Sydney Institute last night. Although he doesn't believe public institutions should be immune from public accountability, he goes on to say that public discussion should be delayed until information is made available by the courts or legal proceedings are complete. This all comes after last year's widely reported case of Dr. Mohammed Haneef who was detained then later deported from Australia on evidence described as weak — and seen by some, including Haneef, as a conspiracy."

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For half a second there. . .

[Fantastic Lad]

. . . my hopes flared, thinking that the police chief meant that everybody should quit going on and on about this tiresome 'Terror Threat' we all supposedly face and that the media should stop broadcasting fear to the public.

But then I realized that he fully bought into the fairy tale and just wanted to make sure that the people nabbed and tazered while waiting to board their flights are prosecuted in star chambers.

Oh well.

-FL

Re:1984

[cheater512]

He also has a taste for earwax. :)

anyone read the title alone

[jon_joy_1999]

and wonder why banning people from dialing 911 (or whatever the emergency phone number is in australia is) is a good thing?

Re:1984

[highwaytohell]

Maybe its just me, and it more than likely is, but i'll be damned if Kevin Rudd isn't a child of the corn come to life...