01-04-2016 07:54 via feeds.theguardian.com

Defence chief queried Muslim officer's tweets before @navyislamic account deleted

Mark Binskin was copied in on emails complaining about Mona Shindy, and in one case responded: ‘Did she really retweet this?’The chief of the Australian defence force raised concerns over tweets by the navy’s most senior Muslim officer before the @navyislamic account was closed in December, internal defence emails reveal.
Capt Mona Shindy received a number of emails from the public which she described as “defaming”, and for which she sought help and legal advice aft
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