Former NSW Liberal minister suspended from parliament after corruption finding | Rabe9
Former NSW Liberal minister John Sidoti has lashed the independent corruption watchdog in an emotional speech before he was suspended from parliament weeks after being found to have engaged in serious corrupt conduct.
Sidoti became emotional during his speech to the lower house during the suspension motion, criticising the ICAC, which he described as an out-of-control “Frankenstein monster,” and urged Labor leader Chris Minns to reform the agency if he wins government next year. He also directed the councillors’ attendance at meetings, berated them for non-attendance, and implied their positions on Canada Bay Council could be threatened if they did not advance the positions he wanted.
“I know I cannot contest my seat as a Liberal, ICAC has robbed me of my dignity, my career or reputation and my future prospects. This is a disproportionate result,” he told parliament.
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