Unidentified figure ‘sold out’ to unnamed foreign regime after being recruited by spies, Asio boss says. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHockey says Asio boss should name accused politician in interests of transparencyJoe Hockey said it was “not standard practice”, as Hockey is now apparently an expert in how Asio and like-minded security agencies operate.You know, they’ve launched investigations over here. I mean, you know, you had you had the Mueller inquiry into President Trump. You had an FBI inquiry into Hillary Clinton. You don’t just make this allegations, leave them unnamed and say, ‘Oh, yeah. They’re back in the community. They’re fine’, that just does not happen.I mean, allegations have been made against Senator Menendez here as a sitting senator. They named the sitting senator.Talking about a traitor amongst the ranks. He shouldn’t do that. If he’s not going to name that person. It’s absurd. It’s absolutely absurd.It’s inconceivable here in the United States or the United Kingdom, or most other countries, that the head of the intelligence agency would go out and make that statement without telling everyone who it was. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-02-28 21:44:57
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Australia politics live: Joe Hockey calls for public naming of former politician who ‘sold out’ to spy ring, says claims ‘raise questions’ for Five Eyes
