AFP gave ‘wrong’ information on Dutton briefing

Andrew Tillett and Neil Chenoweth

Aug 4, 2023 – 3.31pm

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The Australian Federal Police have admitted providing wrong information to a Senate committee, conceding Peter Dutton was not briefed on specific details about a foreign bribery investigation into an Australian businessman whose company was later awarded multimillion-dollar detention centre contracts.

Senior AFP officer Neil Gaughan told a Senate estimates hearing on Friday that the answer police provided to a question on notice about Mr Dutton’s knowledge of an investigation into Mozammil Bhojani was incorrect.

Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery.

Neil Chenoweth is an investigative reporter for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney and has won multiple Walkley Awards.