Senator Arthur Sinodinos has issued a statement denying that he has broken the law in relation to the NSW Electoral Commission’s decision to withhold public funding to the Liberal Party because of undisclosed donors.
Sinodinos is Cabinet Secretary in the Turnbull government and a key backer of the Prime Minister. He says the Electoral Commission did not accuse him of setting up a slush fund or breaking the law. “I have never been accused of corruption. I deny any wrongdoing or illegality.”
The statement from Sinodinos is shown below.
Statement from Senator Arthur Sinodinos (Liberal-NSW).
Statement – NSW Electoral Commission
It is for the NSW Division of the Liberal Party to deal with the NSW Electoral Commission’s decision to withhold funding.
Despite what Labor says, the NSW Electoral Commission decision does not accuse me of setting up a slush fund or breaking the law. I have never been accused of corruption. I deny any wrongdoing or illegality.
Regrettably, parts of the Electoral Commission’s Summary of Facts used loose language which could convey erroneous impressions.