A high-profile former public servant is set to face fresh legal action in the District Court despite having his case thrown out by a magistrate less than three months ago.
Fresh court action is set to be launched against a former senior public servant who was the subject of a high-profile anti-corruption case that was thrown out by a magistrate less than three months ago.John Hanlon and Georgina Vasilevski were investigated by SA's anti-corruption commissionerProsecutors will now pursue some of the charges against Mr Hanlon in the District Court
Former Renewal SA boss John Hanlon was charged following an 18-month investigation by South Australia's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption . The charges of deception and dishonestly dealing with documents related to claims made for trips to Melbourne and Berlin.against Mr Hanlon and another former executive, Georgina Vasilevski, and the charges were thrown out.The ABC understands a letter was sent from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to Mr Hanlon's legal team today, outlining its plans to take fresh action in the District Court.
It is understood prosecutors will use the ex officio mechanism, which allows them to pursue Mr Hanlon in the higher court despite the charges being withdrawn due to insufficient evidence in the Adelaide Magistrates Court. "After three years dealing with ICAC and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, I am not surprised," Mr Hanlon told the ABC."I will make it my mission that everything that they have done comes out in public.It is understood the latest action does not relate to Mr Hanlon's trip to Melbourne.
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