Top cop refused to take statement from gangland witness because of reprisal fears

By Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, John Silvester
Updated February 2 2015 - 8:08am, first published 12:15am

One of Victoria's top detectives has revealed how he refused an order from former police chief commissioner Simon Overland to take a statement from a key gangland witness because it may have exposed the witness to underworld reprisals or even death.

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