Letter to Police Commissioner who
now knows why civil liberties matter
Article posted on Sunday 13 December 2009
Tasmanian Police Commisioner Jack Johnston, recently cleared by the High Court of a serious charge, for 16 months suffered the ignominy of being strip searched, swabbed for DNA, the subject of possible listening devices and liable for phone-tapping. CLA has written to congatulate him for speaking up against police excesses, now he understands first-hand why civil liberties matter.
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