Fed: Ruddock dismisses resignation suggestions
Immigration Minister PHILIP RUDDOCK has dismissed suggestions he should resign overthe government's false claims that asylum seekers throwing children overboard.
Two reports have shown that within two days of the government claiming refugees hadthrown children from a boat into the ocean, official defence sources had confirmed theclaims were incorrect.
The government is under fire for continuing to comment on the claims during last year'selection campaign -- even after the reports said it knew the stories were false.
Mr RUDDOCK has told ABC radio the incident happened on the seventh of October, andthe only other time it arose in the campaign in a very significant way was in the lasttwo days.
Mr RUDDOCK says he can't say why he wasn't immediately told there was no evidence ofthe claim after he made a public statement on the issue.
He says it remains clear that threats were made to throw children overboard.
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KEYWORD: BOAT RUDDOCK (CANBERRA)
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