US EditionMark Latham Slammed After New Allegations
NEW SOUTH WALES, JUL 17 – Mark Latham faces possible sanctions over defamation, misuse of parliamentary privilege, and potential bankruptcy risking his parliamentary seat, with legal costs estimated above $600,000.
- On resumption in August, NSW Legislative Council may expel Mark Latham for misconduct, last doing so in 1969, as Penny Sharpe moves a referral to the privileges committee.
- Earlier this year, the government considered sanctions against Mark Latham, following a Federal Court decision last year that awarded Alex Greenwich $140,000 in damages for defamation.
- In court documents, Nathalie Matthews alleges `he demanded she call him “master” and said `my only value to him was for sex to demean and control me`,` according to Matthews' court filings.
- Financial collapse could trigger his removal from parliament, as NSW rules disqualify MPs who are declared bankrupt or convicted of serious offences.
- Later this month, an inquiry into privilege abuses is slated when parliament returns, focusing on parliamentary privilege after recent allegations against Latham.
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