The chooks are coming home to roost for the Lieberals involved in the smear job of speaker Peter Slipper, with James Ashby's parent's home raided for evidence.
The Australian Federal Police assert that it was unlawful for Ashby for divulge restricted info that was in Slippers diary, and that he was coerced by then opposition ministers Mal Brough, Christopher Pyne, and Wyatt Roy. All who are presently ministers in the Turnbull gov.
I can't see how Brough is going to get out of this. Australian 60 minutes have him recorded saying he asked Ashby to get the contents of the diary. Whatever Ashby says, it won't change what Brough is on record as saying. Which was broadcast Australia wide.
"They're looking for diary records, photographs, correspondence, notes, telecommunications records, travel records, accommodation records, postal records, receipts, spreadsheets, and newspaper articles that relate to the diaries of Peter Slipper," he said.
"Some of those people that they are looking for evidence of is communication with Christopher Pyne, Mal Brough, Wyatt Roy, along with Channel Nine and News Corp reporters.
Mr Brough told Channel Nine's 60 Minutes in 2014 that he asked Mr Ashby to procure a copy of Slipper's diary because he believed Mr Slipper had committed a crime. ABC
Federal police have executed a search warrant at the Beerwah home of former political staffer James Ashby. #9News pic.twitter.com/iO9FOjxLSP
— Nine News Brisbane (@9NewsBrisbane) November 17, 2015
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