Claim 313

The AFP said the warrant concerned allegations of publishing classified material under the Crimes Act.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The AFP said the warrant concerned allegations of publishing classified material under the Crimes Act.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Warrant cites classified-material provisions
About: incident 2019-australia-afp-raids-abc-afghan-files
Source: ABC raided by Australian Federal Police over Afghan Files stories
Publisher: ABC News (Australia)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2019-06-05

Quotation from the source

in relation to allegations of publishing classified material, contrary to provisions of the Crimes Act 1914