Findings of prolonged investigation into former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire and the former NSW premier will be released on Thursday
Former New South Wales treasurer Matt Kean is calling for reform of the state’s corruption watchdog just days before it hands down its, after a process he described as a “public political lynching”.
“If Icac can’t manage an effective process, reform is needed to limit the integrity body to making only final findings public.”Kean’s comments – echoed privately by many within the party and across the aisle – come just days before the body hands down its findings on Thursday after prolonged investigation into former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire and, later, Berejiklian.
Berejiklian has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, including when she resigned in response to Icac announcing she was being investigated at the height of the state’s pandemic restrictions in 2021.
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