South Australian magistrate Bob Harrap resigns from his position less than two weeks after being arrested and charged with corruption offences by the state's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption.
South Australian magistrate Bob Harrap has resigned from his position less than two weeks after being arrested and charged with corruption offences.SA Chief Magistrate Mary-Louise Hribal today said she had received his resignationMagistrate Harrap was charged in late June, following an investigation conducted by the state's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption .
A South Australian police prosecutor and a criminal lawyer have been charged with corruption offences alongside Magistrate Harrap. Magistrate Harrap and lawyer Catherine Moyse — principal solicitor at CJM Legal — appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday, charged with perverting the course of justice.Police prosecutor Abigail "Abi" Foulkes and another woman — whose identity has been suppressed — did not appear in court.
"Senior Sergeant Abigail Foulkes and another person whose identity has been suppressed have each been charged with one count of deception," Mr Lander said.
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