Drummoyne MP John Sidoti suspended from NSW parliament after corruption finding – Michmutters
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Drummoyne MP John Sidoti suspended from NSW parliament after corruption finding

Former Sports Minister John Sidoti has been barred from the New South Wales parliament after the state’s corruption watchdog found the MP engaged in serious corrupt conduct.

Sidoti’s former colleagues passed a motion in the Legislative Assembly to suspend him from parliament after he refused to resign.

Sidoti denies any wrongdoing.

NSW MP John Sidoti has resigned from Cabinet after the corruption watchdog said he would hold a public hearing.
ICAC found John Sidoti had engaged in serious corrupt conduct. (Nick Moore)

Sidoti plans to appeal the corruption watchdog’s finding at the Supreme Court.

“I’m going to fight this. I’m going to fight this all the way. I’m not going anywhere,” Sidoti said during a sit-down interview with 9News reporter Chris O’Keefe.

ICAC is seeking the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on whether any criminal prosecution should be pursued.

In his final words before the suspension ruling, Sidoti took aim at ICAC.

“This Frankenstein monster is out of control and nobody is safe,” Sidoti said.

“Reform the beat before it takes a bite out of you too.

“You don’t have to look far to read the long line of people who have entered the ICAC process and come out beaten up and stained by the c-word.

“Many of these people were later cleared by actual courts where presumption of innocence, standards of proof, and rules of evidence actually apply.”

Drummoyne MP John Sidoti suspended from parliament
Sidoti addresses the Legislative Assembly prior to the motion passing for his suspension. (9News)

Sidoti is the second former government minister to be barred from parliament, following the suspension of Gareth Ward last month.

Sidoti stood aside as a minister in Gladys Berejiklian’s government in the wake of the corruption investigation in March 2021.

Until now, he has sat on the crossbench.

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