Utegate cops clear Turnbull
OPPOSITION Leader Malcolm Turnbull was cleared yesterday over the fake email at the centre of the Utegate affair.
Federal Police investigating a fake email Mr Turnbull used to try to prove Prime Minister Kevin Rudd helped out a car dealer mate said they have closed their dealings with him.
AFP boss Mick Keelty said police had interviewed Mr Turnbull and did not need to deal with him again. “Our interaction with Mr Turnbull, as far as this matter goes, is complete,” Mr Keelty said.
Mr Keelty also defended his decision to reveal that the email at the centre of the political debate was a fake before the investigation was complete.
Mr Turnbull has denied he had any role in concocting the email.
Mr Turnbull last week tried to use the email to force Mr Rudd to resign, claiming it proved he had lied to Parliament when he said he had not asked for any favours to be done for the car dealer who lent him a $5000 ute he used in an election campaign.
At the height of the Opposition’s attack, police announced they had discovered a forged email at the Canberra home of Treasury official Godwin Grech.
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