Liberal operative denies he invented pink paper record of agreement with fugitive developer, Icac hears
Jeremy Greenwood tells inquiry note contained agreement with Jean Nassif as counsel assisting says ‘threads of your story pull apart very quickly’ A Liberal operative has denied making up a “pink” or “fuchsia”-coloured piece of paper which he says was the record of an agreement with a property developer worth up to $5m, a corruption inquiry has heard. Jeremy Greenwood told the Independent…
Liberal operative Jeremy Greenwood has denied creating a "pink" or "fuchsia-coloured" record of a supposed agreement with property developer Jean Nassif, according to a corruption inquiry. The note, which Greenwood claims was not an "invention" as alleged, allegedly recorded an arrangement in which his firm, Beckington, would receive $1 million for each of up to five Toplace projects if they were fast-tracked.
Greenwood told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) that the note, previously stored in the general manager’s phone case, contained the names of two Toplace projects and was "fuchsia" or "purple-pink" in colour. However, counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC suggested Greenwood had fabricated the document, to which Greenwood firmly disagreed.
The inquiry is investigating allegations that Greenwood, along with Charles Perrottet and Christian Ellis, received $2 million in payments from Nassif in exchange for political outcomes between 2020 and 2023. Perrottet, Greenwood's brother, and Greenwood have denied taking illegal political donations. The inquiry also heard that Greenwood's solicitor, Sharangan Maheswaran, acted as a personal legal advisor despite a potential conflict of interest, and that Greenwood was transparent about Maheswaran's actions.
Nassif is expected to provide evidence via video link from Lebanon, while Maheswaran is scheduled to appear before the commission later in the week.
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