Charles Perrottet told fugitive developer plan at Nobu dinner to have NSW MP ‘on his knees’, Icac hears
Liberal party figure tells inquiry he never asked Jean Nassif ‘for payments for political outcomes’ as lawyer tells him she is ‘gobsmacked’ by his ‘obfuscation’ The younger brother of Dominic Perrottet has insisted he never asked a fugitive property developer for money for political outcomes – including at a meeting at fine-dining restaurant Nobu in Crown Casino, an inquiry has heard. On Tuesday,…
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in New South Wales heard testimony from Charles Perrottet, the younger brother of Liberal Party figure Dominic Perrottet, regarding a dinner meeting with fugitive developer Jean Nassif at Nobu restaurant in Crown Casino in May 2021. Perrottet testified that he never asked Nassif for payments for political outcomes, but was met with skepticism from the lawyer representing Nassif, who described his responses as "obfuscation".
The developer had initially withdrawn from a scheduled video link appearance from Lebanon due to questions about the meeting.
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