Labor figures avoid charges over Victoria's red shirts scandal

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Police announce they have concluded their investigation into Labor's misuse of taxpayer-funded electorate officers during the 2014 election campaign, and will not charge anyone over the scheme.

, Ms Glass said the MPs who participated in the arrangement and signed timesheets believed it was a legitimate scheme."But while some electorate officer work was done for some Members of Parliament, the arrangement to employ field organisers as electorate officers was an artifice to secure partial payment for the campaign out of parliamentary funds, and was wrong."

She named Mr Lenders, who retired at the 2014 election, as the"principal architect of the arrangement". The report noted that guidelines for MPs and electorate officers were not enforceable and were often not consulted by MPs. "There is undoubtedly a blurred line between permissible and impermissible uses of parliamentary funds, and what is or is not political activity prohibited by the guide," Ms Glass wrote.

"But in seeking to maximise the use of resources available to the party, Mr Lenders crossed the line."

 

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what a surprise!

Quote: There is undoubtedly a blurred line between permissible and impermissible uses of parliamentary funds, and what is or is not political activity prohibited by the guide,' Ms Glass wrote Only as blurred as corrupt people want to make it, so they can get off. Toxic humans:-(

Oh look, another 'substantial miscarriage of justice' in Victoria, how incredibly surprising. I guess DanielAndrewsMP will be asking for his $388k back, since he didn't need to repay it after all.

Chairman Dan

The Socialist Repugnant of Victoristan is totally corrupt.

I’m 100% indifferent to becoming a province of China

Andrews labor mob controlling the police as they usually do.

Was never going to happen as the Ron Blaskett, Gerry Gee show continues.

This is just outrages.

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