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The Australian federal police commissioner, Tony Negus, is stepping down. | The Australian federal police commissioner, Tony Negus, is stepping down. |
Negus has advised the government that he will leave the AFP at the end of his current five-year appointment, ending a 32-year career with the AFP on 7 September. | Negus has advised the government that he will leave the AFP at the end of his current five-year appointment, ending a 32-year career with the AFP on 7 September. |
"It has been a great privilege to lead the AFP for the last five years and to serve the people of Australia under three different prime ministers," he said in a statement on the AFP website. | "It has been a great privilege to lead the AFP for the last five years and to serve the people of Australia under three different prime ministers," he said in a statement on the AFP website. |
Negus said the AFP had achieved record levels of performance and was well placed to continue to build on its accomplishments. | Negus said the AFP had achieved record levels of performance and was well placed to continue to build on its accomplishments. |
"I am also very proud of the domestic and international relationships that the AFP has developed during my term, with co-operation in fighting both terrorism and transnational crime at an all-time high," he said. | "I am also very proud of the domestic and international relationships that the AFP has developed during my term, with co-operation in fighting both terrorism and transnational crime at an all-time high," he said. |
The justice minister, Michael Keenan, said Negus, who was appointed to head the AFP in September 2009, had enjoyed a long and distinguished career in law enforcement. | |
"Under Commissioner Negus's leadership and reforms, the AFP has consistently achieved record levels of success in the protection of our nation," he said in a statement. | |
"The AFP has also successfully undertaken a range of international deployments contributing to international peace and stability during this time, including Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands." | |
Keenan said that during his career with the AFP, Negus had worked in a variety of fields including community policing, federal investigations, training, protection and human resources. | |
Negus has been awarded the Australian Police Medal and international awards recognising his contribution to fighting transnational crime. | |
Keenan said the government would now conduct an extensive national and international process to find a new commissioner. |
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