Former Police Chief Holds Victoria Premier’s Office Accountable in Hotel Plan

Former Police Chief Holds Victoria Premier’s Office Accountable in Hotel Plan
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton speak to the media during a Media Conference at the Victoria Police Centre in Melbourne, Australia on April 23, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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A former chief of Victoria Police has told the Victorian government quarantine inquiry that the critical decision to use private security guards in the hotel quarantine programme came from the Premier’s office.

Former Police Commissioner Graham Ashton told the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry on Thursday that the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s (DPC) secretary Chris Eccles had reached an agreement to use private security guards.