Casey resident Martin Angenent paid about $80,000 to Cr Aziz and his lawyers in May, after criticising the former mayor's cosy relationship with a developer on social media in 2017
can reveal Casey resident Martin Angenent paid about $80,000 to Cr Aziz and his lawyers in May, after criticising the former mayor's cosy relationship with a developer on social media in 2017.
There are also issues about the funding of Cr Aziz's litigation, with the council refusing to answer questions fromMr Angenent's legal problems began in February 2017, when he took to the Berwick Springs Estate Facebook page to voice his opposition to a council plan to reconfigure the entrance to the estate and build a large roundabout."Council will not acknowledge the concerns of the residents about the current proposal, but accepted the views of the cashed-up developer.
But within months, Mr Angenent felt the full force of Cr Aziz's legal team, who claimed in a 40-page letter that the posts had 28 defamatory imputations. According to a writ filed in the County Court, Cr Aziz was "held up to hatred, ridicule and contempt, has been seriously injured in his credit and reputation, has suffered hurt and embarrassment, has suffered and will continue to suffer loss and damage".
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