A former judge of the High Court of Australia will lead the investigation against Morrison in the case of the ministries

Aug. 26 () –

Former Australian High Court Justice Virginia Bell will lead the investigation against former Prime Minister Scott Morrison for secretly taking on roles in up to five ministries during the last two years of his term.

“We need to have a quick and proper investigation, which is not about politics but about how this happened,” explained this Friday the current Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, in relation to the investigations against his predecessor for his secret appointment as deputy minister for the Health, Finance, Home Affairs, Treasury, and Resources & Industry portfolios.

In this sense, Albanese has urged all parties involved in Morrison’s secret appointment, including former ministers during his term, to cooperate in an investigation into these “extraordinary circumstances”, as reported by the newspaper ‘Canberra Times’ .

Bell’s investigation, which will have to inform the Government of its conclusions before November 25, is “necessary for democracy”, according to Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, as reported by the ABC network.

Morrison justified the secret appointment in the five ministries by the “unprecedented” difficulties brought by the coronavirus pandemic. These revelations sparked outrage across the political spectrum, with calls even from within his own party for him to vacate his seat in Parliament.