Campbell Newman says acting CMC chairman Ken Levy hasn't lost independence over bikie law comments Acting CMC chairman Dr Ken Levy is under fire over his public backing of the anti-bikie laws. PREMIER Campbell Newman has described as "absolute rubbish" suggestions acting Crime and Misconduct Commission chair Dr Ken Levy has lost his independence after he decided to publicly support the government's anti-bikie laws. Opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk has called for Dr Levy to stand down following his public comments and revelations the CMC was contacted by the government media unit in the days before he made the comment. Dr Levy has denied the government's approach had anything to do with his decision to publicly support the laws in an article in The Courier-Mail. OPINION: Ken Levy on the anti-bikie laws BACKLASH: Levy 'contacted by Newman media unit' That is rot. Absolute rubbish," Mr Newman said of Ms Palaszczuk's call. "CMC chairman have made public statements in the past," he told the ABC. Why shouldn't he? Mr Newman said he did not believe there was anything "extraordinary" about the acting CMC chair supporting laws that he asked for, revealing Dr Levy had been asked to give Cabinet regular updates on the bikie crackdown and did so at yesterday's Cabinet meeting. He also revealed more than 247 people had been arrested on more than 500 charges since the crackdown began.