Salim Mehajer suspended from office for failing to disclose financial interests

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated January 29 2016 - 10:47am, first published 10:40am
Salim Mehajer leaves Auburn Council chambers on Wednesday. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Salim Mehajer leaves Auburn Council chambers on Wednesday. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Sydney's most colourful deputy mayor has been blasted for his "hubris" and suspended from civic office for four months for failing to disclose his financial interest in a property when he voted on changes adding $1 million to its value.

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