Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024
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The McGowan government failed to put a stop to “salacious” comments and acted in a “duplicitous” way over delays in revealing an investigation into the laptop of a disgraced former Liberal MP ended nearly a year ago, according to the state opposition.

The Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) seized Phil Edman’s laptop and two hard drives in 2019 after publishing a damning report into his misuse of parliamentary expenses, which included paying for visits to a strip club, speeding fines and interstate travel to meet women for sex.

The CCC report also included an ominous message Mr Edman sent to a businessman in September 2019 warning the contents of the laptop would “bury” many MPs.

“There’s enough stuff on that f***ing computer to bury f***ing a lot of people and ruin their political careers forever … There’s videos and pictures and lots of lovely little collections that I’ve got on there,” the report quoted Mr Edman, an upper house MP between 2009 and 2017, as saying.

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