Embattled MP Shaoquett Moselmane should be suspended from NSW Parliament while being investigated by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP), NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says.
Key points:
- Mr Moselmane was questioned for hours after raids on his home and office on Friday by Australian Federal Police
- His membership of the Labor Party has been suspended and the ALP is co-operating with the agencies involved
- Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says Mr Moselmane is entitled to the presumption of innocence
Federal agents on Friday raided his home and office and Mr Moselmane’s Labor Party membership was suspended amid allegations Chinese government agents had infiltrated his office.
Mr Moselmane has been a vocal critic of the laws that were tightened in 2018 amid concern among Australia’s spy chiefs over the threat of espionage from foreign powers.
On Saturday, Mr Perrottet called for his suspension from