Exiled MP Moira Deeming is demanding up to $1m in her claim against Opposition Leader John Pesutto, sources have revealed.
Mrs Deeming is planning to lodge formal defamation action in court this week after a final attempt at private mediation failed on Sunday.
It has now been revealed as part of her claim Mrs Deeming had demanded up to $1m in compensation and legal costs.
She also wants a motion to expel her from the parliamentary party rescinded, reinstatement to the party, and a public apology.
In a statement on Monday Mrs Deeming said she would stop at nothing to clear her name.
“Both during and after our rally, I and the organisers publicly condemned the Neo-Nazis, Nazism, antisemitism and bigotry of any kind. I did not know those neo-Nazis and did not arrange for them to gatecrash our event,” she said.
Source: Moira Deeming defamation action against Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto | Herald Sun