Major General Andrew Bottrell will appear before Senate inquiry into alleged government payment of $32000 to crew of asylum seeker boat in May 2015The operational commander of Australian Border Force will face questions from the Senate on Friday on whether the Australian government paid Indonesian people smugglers more than $30000 to turn their boat around.
Major General Andrew Bottrell,the ABF’s operational head, and the secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, and Michael Pezzullo,are slated to seem before a Senate inquiry into the alleged payments to people smugglers.
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Source: theguardian.com