Icac lawyer tells Charles Perrottet the key to lying is ‘you have to be really good at remembering it’
Summary
Charles Perrottet, brother of former New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet, told the anti-corruption body Icac that he lied to a property developer, Jean Nassif, to keep him cooperating. Perrottet said he made up political updates and misled Nassif about his involvement in lobbying work while denying that payments received were illegal political donations.Key Facts
- Charles Perrottet admitted to lying to property developer Jean Nassif to maintain a good relationship.
- Perrottet said he provided false political updates to encourage payments to a lobbying company called Beckington.
- Perrottet denied that payments from Nassif were illegal political donations.
- The payments were linked to services for Nassif’s company, Toplace, involving lobbying activities.
- A message from Perrottet mentioned a scheme called the "money train," referring to ways to get around laws banning developer donations.
- Perrottet denied trying to benefit from the same arrangement he accused others of using.
- Nassif fled Australia in 2022 and is expected to testify to Icac via video from Lebanon.
- Dominic Perrottet is not accused of any wrongdoing in this case.
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