New South Wales prosecutors have launched court proceedings against two people over alleged breaches of state election funding laws involving Premier Chris Minns’s campaign almost a decade ago. The NSW Electoral Commission says the director of public prosecutions has begun proceedings against former Labor MP Ernest Wong and restaurateur Jonathan Yee. The allegations relate to a “potential scheme to circumvent” NSW donor rules during Minns’s election campaign for the seat of Kogarah.
Multiple outlets report that both Wong and Yee are expected to face charges after the earlier investigation, which began in 2019, was prompted by concerns that donations may have been disguised or arranged to avoid compliance requirements. The proceedings are based on the prosecutor’s assessment that there is sufficient grounds to bring the matter before the courts.
The reports do not describe the specific legal offences in detail, nor do they provide information on the outcome of any related enquiries. The matter is ongoing, and the defendants have not been established as guilty at this stage.
