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September 13th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
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PREMIER Ted Baillieu has dismissed revelations that a senior member of his government leaked confidential information damaging the reputation of former deputy police commissioner Sir Ken Jones, labelling them “of little consequence”.
The dismissal follows a report in The Age this week that parliamentary secretary for police Bill Tilley released to the media excerpts of a private email that was sent by Sir Ken to his wife expressing his concerns about a meeting with Mr Baillieu’s chief of staff, Michael Kapel.
It is believed that the email and the status of the meeting have been examined as part of an Office of Police Integrity probe into claims that information was leaked by Sir Ken to undermine former police chief Simon Overland.
Parliamentary Secretary for Police Bill Tilley. Photo: Michael Clayton-Jones
Mr Baillieu yesterday refused to answer questions about the leak, which has again cast a spotlight on the government’s strained relationship with Mr Overland.
The Premier said he retained confidence in Mr Tilley, but he refused to say whether he had sought an explanation of his actions.
“I think this is a classic case of going round and round in circles with the media,” Mr Baillieu said. “There’s some question about who provided information to the media … about matters which are of precious little consequence.”
In Parliament, Police Minister Peter Ryan also refused to answer questions about Mr Tilley, or about the role played by his former police adviser Tristan Weston, who also leaked information to the media from Sir Ken and other officers. He said he could not comment on pending investigations.
Mr Tilley has apologised to Sir Ken, who provided the Liberal MP with a copy of the email because he was concerned about how the meeting could be perceived if it were made public, he said.
Opposition leader Daniel Andrews said the revelations went to the heart of claims that senior government members had attempted to undermine Victoria Police.
Mr Andrews said Mr Baillieu must reveal what the government had done to stem any leaks.
“The Premier simply refusing to comment on these matters … is not leadership, that is weakness,” he said.
“But it is all too often the case with the Premier, who will not account for what his staff and now what his Liberal Party colleagues have been doing.
“These are very serious matters and they go directly to the charge that its senior advisers and its senior members have been inappropriately interfering in the independent operations of the Victoria Police force.”
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