Sacked Victorian Labor minister Adem Somyurek is taking legal actions to find out who is accountable for “illegal recordings” that assisted end his political profession.
Bottom line:
- Mr Somyurek told the ABC he did not organise any branch-stacking operations
- The anti-corruption watchdog and the ombudsman will jointly investigate the claims
- The scandal has actually seen the Andrews Government lose 3 ministers this week
Mr Somyurek was sacked on Monday by Premier Daniel Andrews following a Nine Network expose that consisted of taped telephone call and covert video recordings, consisting of from inside the office of federal MP and previous factional ally Anthony Byrne.
The Nine investigation alleged Mr Somyurek was the chief of a major branch-stacking operation– the procedure of developing a big subscription base to wield internal political power.
The state’s anti-corruption guard dog and the Victorian Ombudsman have actually signed up with forc