4 Day Anti-Discrimination Tribunal--The Best Show In Town

The long awaited anti-discrimination tribunal finally took place on Tuesday 11th Jan. Mehrab-Khani is accusing Tony Jacobs of racial discrimination. I was there for the last 3 days and can tell you it was amazing. Mehrab-Khani had his say and raved on for an hour on the first day, and for the next 3 days he was in the witness box being cross examined by Tony Jacobs.

The trial featured lengthy tirades from Mehrab-Khani, and he was continually told to answer the question, or to wait till the question was asked before he said "No. He rambled on, changed subjects, screamed abuse, shouted over the Tribunal Member and even accused Tony Jacobs friend Barry who was in the public gallery, of being a corrupt Mercury reporter!

Tony was in great form and the 3 days I was there went so quickly, it felt as if I was in some kind of surreal theatre. Amazingly, after 4 days at the Tribunal, Tony had not finished cross examining Mehrab-Khani. There are a few juicy bits of material left (the best is yet to come in my opinion!), so that's something to look forward to. However the case had to be adjourned because the Tribunal Member had to go back to Victoria, so the case will continue a little further into the year.

The Mercury was there to cover the Tribunal as can be seen by nearly full page coverage on the first day. I suspect that Mehrab-Khani will now have the Mercury following him to every trial or tribunal. His next court appointment is next Thursday 20th Jan in the Fraud and Deception case, and Tony tells me the Mercury will be there too!

A few highlights for me were the absolute crap he made up when he brought me into his rantings, how he offered to be deported to Zimbabwe or Sudan if he is proved to be a liar, and having security come into court when he had a meltdown, screaming and ranting about Tony being a child rapist!