Attorney general still yet to consent to Alexander Csergo’s prosecution with never-before-proven charge as time in custody exceeds six months
Prosecutors have secured more time to confirm the charge against Alexander Csergo, but his lawyers are seeking to have him released on bail.Prosecutors have secured more time to confirm the charge against Alexander Csergo, but his lawyers are seeking to have him released on bail.
Csergo, charged with one count of reckless foreign interference, is alleged to have swapped reports on business and politics with two Chinese handlers, known to him only by the anglicised names “Ken” and “Evelyn”, in exchange for envelopes of cash.
Csergo appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Wednesday via video link from custody, while his mother and brother watched on from the courtroom. Csergo’s barrister, the former ACT attorney general Bernard Collaery, told the court: “It’s too late for charge certification, the six-month period has elapsed.
The magistrate ultimately allowed another six weeks to certify the charge, rather than the eight requested.
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