Complaint and Summons - AFP Member as the Complainant?
Dear Australian Federal Police,
In Criminal matters that are started by way of Complaint and Summons, how is it that the AFP Member becomes the Complainant rather than informant and why is the matter not prosecuted in the name of the Crown?.
Yours faithfully,
Sam
OFFICIAL
Dear Sam
I refer to your below request to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
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Kind regards
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