Prosecutors say 'mistakes' made during an anti-corruption probe into SA MP Troy Bell — who is accused of misappropriating $2 million of public funds — should not cause his trial to be halted.
Prosecutors have told an Adelaide court that anti-corruption investigators made "mistakes" during their probe into South Australian MP Troy Bell, but his criminal trial for allegedly misappropriating $2 million of public funds should not be halted.
"The act allows the prosecution to use the fruits of an ICAC investigation in criminal proceedings," he said. She said an ICAC investigator — who "represented a body with extraordinary powers" — had offered legal advice in emails to witnesses after Mr Bell had been charged.Mr Hinton said mistakes made by ICAC investigators were no reason to halt the trial.
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