Police mull defamation suit against asylum-seeking officer

Police on 11 December said they were considering suing a former officer investigating human trafficking for defamation over comments he made implicating senior officials in the trade.

Pol Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin arrived in Melbourne a few days ago and told the Australian Broadcasting Corp on 10 December that he feared for his life because influential figures in the government, military and police implicated in the illicit trade want him dead.

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