Mark Hewitt has been stood down by the Anindilyakwa Land Council board and the National Anti-Corruption Commission this week searched its Groote Eylandt office.
The head of a Northern Territory land council has been sacked and its office on Groote Eylandt raided by the anti-corruption watchdog, amid an ongoing probe into corruption allegations.
“Without the trust of the Anindilyakwa people and other key stakeholders, the ALC cannot properly achieve its mission of serving and advocating for the interests of the Anindilyakwa people.”Anindilyakwa Land Council Leaked confidential documents obtained by this masthead revealed Hewitt’s request was initially endorsed by several Anindilyakwa leaders. They are the guardians of the remote tract of pristine water and land off the eastern coast of Arnhem Land, including Winchelsea Island, where manganese was to be mined.
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