One Nation co-founder suing Tony Abbott for $1.5m

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A LAWSUIT by One Nation Party co-founder David Ettridge against federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will head to court next month.

Mr Ettridge is suing federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott for damages of more than $1.5 million.

He has accused Mr Abbott of acting unlawfully in 1998 by assisting and encouraging litigation against One Nation in the Queensland courts.

Mr Ettridge alleges the court action was false and malicious and the resulting damage affected him greatly.

He also accuses Mr Abbott of attempting to pervert the course of justice by providing lawyers "to propel those false claims through the courts".

Mr Ettridge's lawyers served legal papers on Mr Abbott for damages on the weekend.

A spokesman for Mr Abbott told AAP the papers had been received, but declined to comment further.

A directions hearing is set for the Brisbane Supreme Court on May 9 and Mr Abbott has received a summons to attend.

"Before Tony Abbott can become prime minister of Australia he needs to be judged on his suitability to hold the highest office in Australia," Mr Ettridge told AAP in a statement.

"For his role in this disgraceful period of Australian political history, Tony Abbott has never been brought to account."

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What's happened to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty ?

Whaaaatttttt??? :^O

Isn't it you that always brings up the point that the PM 'supported' Slipper even though all she ever said was that he should keep his position until proven guilty. 

So now if it is a Liberal facing persecution by CS, then we have to presume innocence until...?

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I know a lot on here won't want to read this but  try to get some fact into it. Someone is paying Ettridge to go again on Abbott in the election year  to try to smear him. Even though there is no evidence, either then, or now.

This has the dirty paw prints of Labor & the  Macca all over it.

Download Hanson-ettridge-inquiry-2003 The Australian Electoral Commission enquired into the trust fund entity at the centre of Mr Abbott's...

If you can't be bothered reading all the inquiry here are the findings & the conclusion.

FINDINGS           

• The Commission is of the opinion that no misconduct or other impropriety has been shown to have associated with the conduct of the litigation concerning Ms Hanson and Mr Ettridge, or with police investigations leading to the prosecution.


• The Commission also found that no evidence of political pressure or other improper influence or impropriety.


• The Commission found nothing to show a failure to accord due process, in accordance with the rule of law, to Ms Hanson and Mr Ettridge. In particular, the involvement of Tony Abbott in events leading up to the institution of proceedings to deregister the party did not produce or constitute a failure of due process.


• Allegations were also made that the Premier had somehow been involved in the prosecution of Ms Hanson and Mr Ettrige. The commission found no evidence to support those allegations.