[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [ACTIVE] · [CRIME]

2 clusters · 18 sources · 2 days · First seen · Last updated

Australian Federal Police misconduct allegations

Overview

Allegations presented in the Australian Senate suggest that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) deliberately downplayed security threats facing three undercover officers to reduce potential compensation costs. A former AFP assistant commissioner reportedly confirmed that a direction “at the highest level” within the force was issued to minimize the perceived seriousness of the danger.

The officers, who spent years infiltrating global organized crime syndicates, requested overseas relocation for themselves and their families after their identities were compromised. However, an initial assessment of an “expected threat” was downgraded to a “possible” threat without a change in circumstances, leading the AFP to deny their relocation requests.

Senator David Shoebridge accused the AFP and the Albanese Government of abandoning the officers, who remain in hiding. The decision to downgrade the threat level has prompted a professional standards criminal investigation into the conduct of the police decision-makers.

Entities

Australian Federal Police · David Shoebridge · Penny Wong · Russia · Ukraine

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

Timeline

  1. about 11 hours ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 17 sources
    Australia charges man with foreign interference for allegedly spying on Ukrainian military

    A 27-year-old Russian-Australian man has been charged in Australia with foreign interference for allegedly attempting to pass Ukrainian military intelligence to Russia.

  2. 2 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Australian Federal Police accused of downplaying threats to undercover officers

    The Australian Federal Police is accused of downplaying security threats to three undercover officers to avoid paying compensation after their identities were exposed by organized crime syndicates.

Sources

22ndcenturygroup.com · ca.sports.yahoo.com · de.euronews.com · dungogchronicle.com.au · es.euronews.com · euronews.com · fr.euronews.com · gloucesteradvocate.com.au · gr.euronews.com · hna.de · kurierverlag.de · newindianexpress.com · op-online.de · pt.euronews.com · thenightly.com.au · thewest.com.au · tz-online.de · waToday.com.au