SUSPENDED police chief Graham Power has won the support of a States Complaints Board in his battle to get the Chief Minister to reveal information about his suspension.Mr Power applied to the board last month to obtain the information under the Code of Practice on Public Access to Official Information, after Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur refused his request.
Following that application, the board, chaired by Advocate Richard Renouf, asked Senator Le Sueur to reconsider his decision to refuse to give Mr Power details of the time and dates on which three letters to him, all dated 12 November 2008, were created.
The Chief Minister’s claim that the information sought by Mr Power did not fall under the code of practice was unreasonable, the board decided.
This morning Senator Le Sueur issued a statement saying that he fully accepted the board’s findings and would ensure that Mr Power received the information as soon as possible.
Article posted on 14th October, 2009 - 2.57pm
Complaints Board supports request for information