The member for Fisher and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Peter Slipper, has been summonsed to appear in the Canberra Magistrates Court next month.
Slipper has been summonsed in relation to three offences of “Dishonestly Causing a Risk of a Loss to the Commonwealth”.
The allegations of misusing taxi vouchers arose out of James Ashby’s sexual harassment allegations against Slipper. The Federal Police subsequently undertook an investigation into Slipper’s travel entitlements. Last month, the Federal Court threw out the sexual harassment claim as an abuse of process.
Text of a media release from the Federal Police.
Media Statement: Mr Peter Slipper MP summonsed in relation to AFP investigation
Release Date: Monday, January 07 2013, 03:21 PM
The AFP has today (7 January 2013) served the legal representative of Mr Peter Slipper MP with a summons in relation to three offences of Dishonestly Causing a Risk of a Loss to the Commonwealth pursuant to section 135.1(5) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth).
Mr Slipper MP has been summonsed to appear in the Canberra Magistrates Court on 15 February 2013.
It would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.
