‘If you harm my project, I’ll harm you’: former NSW official tells Icac about fugitive developer’s call

A former New South Wales official, David Chandler, has told the Independent Commission against Corruption about a threatening phone call from a fugitive Sydney developer, Jean Nassif. According to Chandler, Nassif allegedly warned him that he would "harm" him if he interfered with his projects, which were being inspected for defects.

Chandler, the former building commissioner, described Nassif as "loud and overbearing". The interaction between the two men was disclosed during Chandler's evidence to the corruption watchdog.

Nassif is a developer with Toplace developments and is currently a fugitive. The details of the alleged threat were revealed during an inquiry, with Chandler recounting the conversation he had with Nassif.

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