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After two months on the run, fugitive Transport for NSW manager Ibrahim Helmy was arrested at an apartment block in south-western Sydney on Friday afternoon.
Helmy is not facing criminal charges, but was the subject of a warrant to ensure his appearance before the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Former Transport for NSW manager Ibrahim Helmy.Credit: ICAC
Detectives picked Helmy up at a redbrick unit block in Lakemba wearing thongs, black pants and a black jumper.
Helmy walked quietly with two cybercrime squad investigators to an unmarked police car. He was taken to Campsie Police Station where the warrant was executed, “which authorises police to detain the man to ensure his appearance before the ICAC inquiry”, police said in a statement.
The ICAC is investigating allegations that Helmy was the mastermind behind corrupt relationships with nine companies that were paid at least $343 million in contracts by Transport for NSW in return for kickbacks.
More to come.
