Breaking | Van wrote to Victorian Liberal Party president Greg Mirabella on Saturday to resign, saying he was deeply distressed he had not been afforded procedural fairness over the misconduct claims.
, of inappropriate behaviour. The Victorian senator denies the allegations.
“Given the Liberal Party’s wholesale disregard for due process and natural justice in relation to allegations made against me, I write to resign my membership effective immediately,” he said in the letter.Credit:“I cannot remain a member of a party that tramples upon the very premise on which our justice system is predicated. This is a travesty of justice and I reiterate that I deny the allegations made against me.
Allegations against Van first surfaced publicly on Wednesday when independent senator Lidia Thorpe accused him in parliament of harassing and sexually assaulting her. She later withdrew the comments to comply with Senate rules.
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