Ombudsman’s orders: John Banks can’t hide
If ACT MP John Banks really has ‘nothing to fear, nothing to hide’ he should have voluntarily allowed police to release
his statement into allegations of corruption, Labour’s Associate Security and Intelligence spokesperson Grant Robertson
says.
“The Ombudsman’s ruling today proves Labour was right to pursue the release of this information. This is a matter of
high public interest involving a sitting electorate MP.
“Ombudsman Ron Paterson has found the majority of Bank’s statement to Police about donations to his 2010 mayoralty
campaign should be released.
“However now the matter is before the court, it can’t be made public until proceedings against Banks have concluded.
“John Key should have demanded to see this statement or get an explanation from Banks as to how he could forget being
handed a $15,000 donation from Sky City and meeting Kim Dotcom.
“John Banks must now be aware that his insistence on secrecy is a farce when there is already so much information about
these allegations in the public arena,” Grant Robertson says.
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