Court to hear bid to thwart Victorian Liberal party’s John Pesutto bailout despite debt having been paid
by Benita Kolovos and Henry Belot from World news | The Guardian on (#6Y809)
Move comes as former state opposition leader avoids bankruptcy with court-ordered costs payment to fellow Liberal Moira Deeming
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The former Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has paid $2.3m in legal costs owed to his colleague Moira Deeming, but a last-ditch effort by a fellow party member to block the payment will still head to the supreme court.
The payment, confirmed to Guardian Australia by a source not authorised to speak publicly about the matter, was made with the assistance of a $1.5m loan from the Victorian Liberal party.
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