NSW Police to launch criminal investigation into Ruby Princess saga

The Ruby Princess cruise ship is seen from Kurnell National Park in Sydney.

The Ruby Princess cruise ship is seen from Kurnell National Park in Sydney. Source: AAP

The Ruby Princess cruise ship scandal will be scrutinised in a criminal investigation.


A criminal investigation will be launched into how cruise line operator Carnival Australia was allowed to disembark the Ruby Princess in Sydney and spread coronavirus.



"The only way I can get to the bottom of whether our national biosecurity laws and our state laws were broken is through a criminal investigation," NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said on Sunday.



He said there was clear evidence COVID-19 had come from the Ruby Princess.

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