Wayne Swan and staff "fingered" in campaign costings...

Wayne Swan and staff "fingered" in campaign costings leak
17/09/10

Wayne Swan and his office have been fingered by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as the source of the election leak which destroyed confidence in the election costings process.
The fingering of Mr Swan and his office vindicates the Coalition?s distrust of the costings process. The political manipulation of this costings process by the Treasurer has been exposed.
The AFP investigation followed the leaking to the Sydney Morning Herald of a confidential Treasury document 11 days before the federal election.
The AFP identified the leaked document and has confirmed that the leaking of this material by any Treasury official, or unauthorised member of the Treasurer?s staff, would have constituted a criminal offence.
However, the AFP found that ?no criminal offence has been committed? because whoever leaked the document was authorised to distribute such material. The only people authorised to do so is the Treasurer or one or two of his senior staff.
So by exonerating the Treasury, and also asserting that no criminal offence had occurred, the AFP have effectively indicated that the leak either came from the Treasurer or a senior member of his staff who had authorisation to distribute such high level material.
Mr Swan, by continually refusing to own up to the grubby role of his office or himself in the politically inspired leak, allowed the reputation of Treasury to be seriously brought into question. It was a cowardly and highly irresponsible action.
These underhand and deceptive actions are totally unbefitting of the office of Deputy Prime Minister.

Source...Liberal Party website.

So, who's telling fibs??????

I note that the AFP are not denying the claims made by the Liberals.

I'm sure that Treasury staff are just overjoyed about being hung out to dry by Mr Swan. Now they know how Rudd must feel.

cheers.