Jarrod Bleijie lashed by Attorney-General after using parliamentary privilege to raise 'most serious issue'

Queensland's Attorney-General has lashed an opposition MP who used parliamentary privilege to urge the Premier to intervene in a court case involving a politician allegedly trying to suppress a report from the state's corruption watchdog. Key points: The LNP's Jarrod Bleijie raised in the house yesterday what he described as "a most serious issue" Shannon Fentiman said Mr Bleijie's comments "would absolutely amount to contempt if said outside this chamber" Mr Bleijie told parliament he would "not be bullied" for "raising important matters" On Tuesday, the LNP's Jarrod Bleijie raised in the house what he described as "a most serious issue" relating to a report from the Crime and Corruption Commission involving a politician. Mr Bleijie told parliament the politician had taken court action to have the CCC report suppressed and he called for the Premier to step in and order the report's release, which government minister Yvette D'Ath labelled "quite extraordinary". In a speech on Wednesday morning, Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman said Mr Bleijie's comments "would absolutely amount to contempt if said outside this chamber". Shannon Fentiman said Mr Bleijie's comments "would absolutely amount to contempt if said outside this chamber".