Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn has called for an independent inquiry into the treatment of Cardinal George Pell by the state’s police and justice systems which led to his arrest, conviction and imprisonment for historical sexual abuse charges which were quashed in April, as well as the rejection of his first appeal.
Victorian MP urges Cardinal Pell inquiry
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Media converge on Cardinal Pell during his trial. PHOTO: AAP
Fresh call to investigate events from arrest to final appeal
Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn has called for an independent inquiry into the treatment of Cardinal George Pell by the state’s police and justice systems which led to his arrest, conviction and imprisonment for historical sexual abuse charges which were quashed in April, as well as the rejection of his first appeal.
Mr Finn asked the Attorney-General Jill Hennessey to examine the role of the then-Chief Commissioner of Police Graham Ashton, as well as that of the ABC and some of its journalists to find out “how we can avoid trial by media in future, how did the Court of Appeal get it so very wrong and how could an innocent man in this day and age in Victoria be jailed in the way that Cardinal Pell was”.
“The integrity of the justice system in this state is very much on trial”
“My view and the view of a lot of people around Victoria and …