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In a fresh and final attempt to clear his name, the member forDobell opened by revealing some of the threats made against himselfand his family. "Go cut your wrists, or better yet hang yourself. You aredead," he said. He then pointed to the Opposition and accused them of playing arole in his trial by media. "You have unleashed the lynch mob. And you've fanned it. Andfor that, you are all, ultimately responsible," he said. "None of the allegations have been tested in any tribunal orcourt." Mr Thomson then continued by accusing the media of playing judgeand jury during the scandal. "In the eyes of many of the public I've already beenconvicted, charged and sentenced," he said. "I, like every member of this House, value the importance ofan independent and robust news media. "However all of us... know the news media can often get itwrong. Particularly today, the media is dominated by self-importantcommentators." Mr Thomson is expected to call Victorian police to seek any tapesthat may still exist, insisting his face will not be among thoseinvolved in the alleged union-funded sex romps. Hear from the people - how Labor lost Dobell's confidence In an exclusive interview with The Daily Telegraph ahead of his speech today, Mr Thomson maintained his innocence,repeating he was the victim of identity fraud and an elaboratepolitical sting orchestrated by enemies within the scandal-riddenunion he once ran. "I'm going to speak to Victorian police today," MrThomson said. "It is my understanding that under licensing rules in NSW they(brothels) must keep footage for six years. I am going to ask themto look at footage of those nights." It is unclear whether brothels in NSW are required to keep tapesfor that length of time. Even so, a six-year period would not coverall of the alleged dates. Follow The Punch's live blog as Thomson addresses Parliament todayat noon (AEST) below. &ampamp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amplt;ahref="mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=155a4c2331"&ampamp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ampgt;CraigThomson's statement toParliament&ampamp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amplt;/a&ampamp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;ampgt; Mr Thomson, who claims to have challenged FWA two years ago to seektapes from the brothels, said he had legal advice that suggestedthat brothels in NSW could be required to keep video surveillancetapes for up to six years. Victorian police are conducting a widerinvestigation into the HSU and alleged fraud. Mr Thomson revealed he would name Mr Bolano - second in charge toHSU whistleblower boss Kathy Jackson - as the man behind an allegedcampaign "to get him". Mr Thomson will claim to havethree witnesses who signed statements of complaint in 2005 claimingthey had witnessed Mr Bolano threatening to try and set Mr Thomsonup with prostitutes. Mr Thomson said a formal complaint about Mr Bolano was sent to MsJackson who was head of the Victorian branch at the time. MsJackson has denied receiving the complaint and has called MrThomson's claims against Mr Bolano a "fantasy". Mr Thomson said he also planned to set the record straight abouthis court case against Fairfax, claiming Mr Richardson hadpressured him to drop a defamation case over the hookerallegations. "He was actively involved in this," Mr Thomson said. Mr Thomson, who suspended himself from the ALP, denied rumours thathe would be using the speech to resign from Parliament. - with the Daily Telegraph. I am an expert from acrylic-displaycase.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Acrylic Menu Holder , Acrylic Jewelry Display Case Manufacturer, Acrylic Display Case,and more.
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