Queensland's Acting Premier, Terry Mackenroth, says the Government will
not interfere in the police handling of the aftermath of the Palm Island
riot.
Townsville officers have been told to check with their superiors before
charging any of the alleged rioters if they breach their bail conditions.
The Opposition says police should be left to perform their duties
without interference from higher up.
The Opposition also says the Government should ask Queensland Police
Commissioner Bob Atkinson to overturn the directive.
Mr Mackenroth says that will not happen.
"It's up to the police to take care of operational policing matters, not
for politicians," he said.
"If the senior police wish to make operational decisions in a certain
way, that's up to them.
"We had a whole Fitzgerald inquiry which came out with those findings." |
