The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said its officers carried out a search warrant at the head office of the government-funded Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) in Sydney on Wednesday. That came a day after police raided the home of a News Corp editor, although the AFP said the raids were unrelated. "It is highly unusual for the national broadcaster to be raided in this way," ABC Managing Director David Anderson said in a statement. The ABC raid was in relation to a series of broadcasts in 2017 about alleged misconduct by Australian troops in Afghanistan, the broadcaster said. News Corp called the raid on its employee "outrageous and heavy handed", and "a dangerous act of intimidation".

Source: bd News24 June 05, 2019 06:00 UTC