No army report for Parliament, says Dillon

Responding to a question in the Senate, Dillon said the TTDF conducted an inquiry into the matter and a report was completed.

On the report being laid in Parliament, Dillon said, “I am not aware of any practice that internal Defence Force inquiries should be laid in the House.” Dillon, a former TTDF Chief of Staff, said this, “remains a matter of security in so far as the Defence Force is concerned.” He said he was aware that Opposition Senator Wayne Sturge had written the TTDF for a copy of that report. When Sturge claimed that contents of the report appeared in the media, Dillon said he had “no idea” about that. Dillon reiterated it was an internal TTDF matter and he was not privy to the contents of the report.

On Monday, the TTDF said a Sunday Express story, which claimed that the TTDF determined that proper procedure was not followed in relation to the children being in possession of the guns, was wrong.

The TTDF called for a retraction of the story saying it tarnished the reputation of its members.