Clarke Gayford: New Zealand police deny PM's partner is under investigation

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Source: Guardian

Highly unusual move follows months of increasingly vicious innuendo and untrue allegations on rightwing blogs about Jacinda Ardern’s partner

New Zealand police have taken the highly unusual step of issuing a public statement clearing the prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s partner of any wrongdoing after months of malicious rumours about his personal life.
Since Ardern took office in October, her partner Clarke Gayford, a television fishing presenter, has been subjected to increasingly vicious innuendo and gossip on rightwing blogs, social media and through word of mouth.

The prime minister has refused to comment on what she called “dirty politics”.

“It is unclear at this stage if this is an orchestrated campaign and therefore dirty politics or organic ... but there are signs it could be orchestrated.”

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/02/clarke-gayford-new-zealand-police-deny-pms-partner-is-under-investigation

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This displays what is happening all over the world. RW trolls are working hard to sabotage healthy democracies.
To me, this sounds like the Russian's MO.

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1. "is not, nor has never been, subject to a police inquiry"

nor has never been ?

Well, OK then.

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2. "RW trolls are working hard to sabotage healthy democracies." Yes, you nailed it.

They love Putin and much of the former communist block. They consider Russia and the other countries of the former soviet sphere of influence to be untouched by western "decadence." So yes, it's highly likely they are attempting to sabotage democracies around the world. The west needs to awaken even more from it's slumber. This is a very real threat.

This underscores my point: Extremists Turn to a Leader to Protect Western Values: Vladimir Putin

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/03/world/americas/alt-right-vladimir-putin.html