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October 19th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Extraordinary police powers for next week’s CHOGM meeting has sparked concerns from the inspector of Western Australia’s corruption watchdog.
Source: PerthNow
THE inspector of Western Australia’s powerful corruption watchdog is worried about extraordinary police powers granted for next week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
The new laws — which take effect in Perth from today until November 5 — will allow police to haul children as young as 16 before a Corruption and Crime Commission examination if there are reasonable grounds to suspect a serious offence may be committed.
The power to call people before the CCC for a closed examination is a provision not available to police during the 2007 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit.
Giving evidence yesterday before a parliamentary committee, the CCC’s parliamentary inspector, Christopher Steytler, said he was “very uneasy” about the powers. “I get very uneasy when anybody talks about 16-year-old children being subjected to powers of the executive,” he said.
Mr Steytler told the committee he wanted to be notified by the CCC of any closed examinations during CHOGM and the office of child protection should also be notified when children were involved.
WA Police Deputy Commissioner Chris Dawson told The Australian police would request the CCC hold an examination only in restricted circumstances.
“This is not intended to be applied in any situation unless there were reasonable grounds to suspect there may be a serious offence committed on the CHOGM event that may pose a serious risk to the safety and security of people,” he said.
“The CCC must be satisfied that there’s reasonable suspicion of a serious event.”
The news comes as District Court judge Roger Macknay QC firmed as the CCC’s next commissioner. Justice Macknay will be appointed as the Barnett government prepares legislation to change the CCC’s focus to that of an organised crime fighter.
Mr Steytler yesterday repeated concerns this would lead to conflict in the CCC because the watchdog would be working more closely with police while overseeing police misconduct.
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