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dead0man
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« on: June 05, 2019, 05:18:22 PM »

because they embarrassed them
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Australian Federal Police officers have left the ABC's Sydney headquarters more than eight hours after a raid began over a series of 2017 stories known as the Afghan Files.

The search warrant named Oakes, Clark and the ABC's director of News Gaven Morris.

The AFP officers took with them two USB drives containing a small number of electronic files, which were sealed in plastic bags pending a review by ABC lawyers.

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The AFP said there would not be any arrests on Wednesday
ABC managing director David Anderson said the broadcaster "stands by its journalists" and "will protect its sources"
An AFP statement said the warrant was not linked to an AFP raid on a Canberra News Corp journalist's home on Tuesday
The stories, by ABC investigative journalists Dan Oakes and Sam Clark, revealed allegations of unlawful killings and misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan and were based off hundreds of pages of secret Defence documents leaked to the ABC.
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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2019, 05:32:58 PM »

The cavalier disregard that this government has for press freedom is disturbing.
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