Federal minister Alan Tudge (left) was presented with a donation by Di Sanh Duong (right) last year.
On Tuesday investigators applied to the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a further 10 days to compile their brief of evidence,saying the large amount of information included 60 witness statements and more than nine hours of intercepted communications. The magistrate granted the extension.
A supporting affidavit,released toThe Age,revealed investigators had gathered an enormous volume of forensic material as part of Operation Fruithof that resulted in search warrants being executed on 12 premises and vehicles allegedly connected to Mr Duong on October 16,2020.
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Seven mobile phones,three SIM cards and an array of computers and tablets were seized at these locations.
Investigators said 90 per cent of the material seized was in a foreign language with three translators now working on the matter.
One iPhone seized had more than 100,000 images and 230,000 WeChat messages.
Other material still to be analysed included material gathered from listening devices placed in Mr Duong’s factory.