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| Subject: OZschwitz federal poLICE raid was Stasi tactic, says Seven Network Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:39 pm | |
| Channel Seven has likened Australia's Federal Police to the Stasi, the much-feared communist-era East German secret police notorious for supporting terrorism and torturing its many victims.
The segment follows a controversial incident last week when the AFP raided Seven's offices looking for evidence of a deal between the network and Bali drug smuggler Schapelle Corby.
Introducing the short item, entitled Stasiland, anchor Chris Bath referred to the AFP's “gun-toting raid” that lasted for “several tense hours”.
“Many believe that the actions of the AFP were excessive but in the spirit of tonight all that we will say is that they were in excess,” she continued in an apparent reference to the previous item called INXS: The Real Story.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/federal-police-raid-was-stasi-tactic-says-seven-network-20140224-33c3x.html#ixzz2uHmmRjkd |
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