约翰基政府的支柱上了被告席
   
工党惠灵顿地区国会议员  格兰特•罗伯森 (Grant Robertson)

有关John Banks案子的最新文件公布，继续倚仗这位名誉扫地的行动党议员支撑的国家党政府，其公信力引起人们严重质疑。

工党议员格兰特•罗伯森(Grant Robertson)指出：我们现在终于明白John Banks为什么极力想让他留在警方的档案中的供述不要公开了。

法官Edwin Wylie裁决Banks得为他在2010年市长竞选活动中申报假报表而受审。法官并公布了John Banks 对警方的第一次证供中的部分内容。其中，Banks承认向Kim Dotcom索要募款，还告诉后者可以用匿名捐款。

新披露的这些讯息来源于Banks接受警方长达3小时面讯的记录。裁决书也同时公开了Banks声称他想不起来曾经和天空城老板Nigel Morrison会面，亦矢口否认接受过一个印有赌城标识的信封――那个信封里装了一张面额为15000纽元的支票。而Morrison先生和他的秘书则都对当时如何交给Banks这张支票的细节描述得十分详尽。

John Banks 拒绝警方公布他的供述。很明显就是因为这份证词足以令人对他的诚信产生一系列严重质疑。

这个案子，国家党其实也卷入得很深。从法官的评述中我们得悉国家党前主席Michelle Boag 当时就是为John Banks跑募款的，虽然她声称John Banks 吩咐过不要向天空城开口。

显然John Banks面对的是一个相当严重的案子。而约翰基也必须深思：他领导的政府依赖的竟是这么一个动辄掩饰行藏之徒。对此，国家党能给出什么说法？
来源：霍建强议员办公室

(本文英文原文如下)
Grant                         
ROBERTSON
MP for Wellington Central                        
8 April  2014                           MEDIA STATEMENT
Support for Key Government hangs in the dock

The latest documents released in the John Banks case raise serious questions about the credibility of John Key’s Government that continues to be propped up by the discredited ACT MP, Labour MP Grant Robertson says.
“We now know why John Banks was so keen to keep his statement to police secret.
“In his ruling that Banks has to stand trial for filing a false electoral return for his failed 2010 Auckland Mayoralty campaign, Justice Edwin Wylie released part of John Banks witness statement to Police for the first time. In it he admits asking for the donation from Kim Dotcom and telling him he could make it anonymously.
“This new information came from Banks’ three-hour police interview. The ruling also revealed Banks’ claims he can’t recall meeting Sky City boss Nigel Morrison or being handed a casino-branded envelope with a cheque in it for $15,000. This is despite both Mr. Morrison and his executive assistant giving very specific details of handing over the cheque.
“John Banks refused to allow police to publicly release his statement. It’s clear he did that because the statement raises serious issues about Banks credibility and honesty.
“The National Party is donkey deep in this as well. We also learn from the Judge’s remarks that former National Party president Michelle Boag was fundraising for Banks at the time, although she says he told her not to talk to Sky City.
“It is clear John Banks has a serious case to answer. John Key also needs to consider what it says about the Government he is leading when it is propped up by someone who has covered up his actions at every turn,” Grant Robertson says.