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What was the fate of the police commissioner Bjelke-Petersen appointed?

Promoted
Retired
Jailed for corruption offences
Committed suicide

Answer

The police commissioner Bjelke-Petersen appointed, Terry Lewis, was jailed for corruption offences. Lewis was accused of accepting bribes from a number of developers, including a $200,000 bribe from developer George Souris. He was found guilty of corruption in 1988 and sentenced to five years in prison. Lewis's corruption was part of a wider pattern of corruption in the Bjelke-Petersen government.