In a highly unusual move, Queensland Police have today opened a retroactive investigation into the notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge Pol Pot, to determine whether he was the murderous psychopath historians paint him as, or if he was just an honest battler who was driven too far.

‘I just think it’s incredibly important we keep an open mind,’ said Detective James Bryant at press time, ‘because we don’t want to be too quick to condemn mass executions.’

‘There’s a significant chance he was a good bloke who had too much asked of him by his citizens – it’s a hell of a lot of pressure on a man to constantly be asked for basic freedoms – it bloody makes me grumpy mate I’ll tell you that much for free!’ said the detective as he gave a protester a noogie.

‘Let he who hasn’t slaughtered countless innocents because he was upset cast the first stone.’

While many commentators condemned the detective’s remarks, Andrew Bolt quickly moved to back up the police investigation.

Licking his lips with his lizard tongue, the controversial personality implored viewers not to forget who Pol Pot was before he was driven mad by incessant nagging.

‘Reports have emerged that Mr Pot was actually in the Central Queensland Capras Squad for a few seasons back in the 1960s, so he was obviously a good, god-fearing pedophile apologist like you or me,’ said the genuinely weird cunt.

No more to come.