FED:I can't remember Nazi incident: Wilkie

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2011
FED:I can't remember Nazi incident: Wilkie

CANBERRA, April 15 AAP - Federal independent MP Andrew Wilkie says he cannot remember
ordering military cadets to commemorate Adolf Hitler's rise to power so he won't be apologising
for that specific incident.

But he says he is regretful of other inappropriate behaviour when he was at Duntroon
Military College almost 30 years ago.

As a senior cadet in 1983 Mr Wilkie allegedly forced his juniors to salute the 50th
anniversary of Hitler's rise to power, News Ltd has reported.

"I honestly cannot remember anything about that specific allegation," Mr Wilkie told
reporters in Hobart on Friday.

"But I have never made a secret of the fact that I was one of many cadets involved
in the bastardisation scandal at the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1983.

"In fact I was disciplined for misconduct at the time."

Mr Wilkie said he was "obviously regretful" of that.

He acknowledged the behaviour was wrong and inappropriate but insisted it wasn't physical
or sexual.

"I've obviously grown up a lot in the last 30 years."

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