John Banks at the Auckland High Court. Photo / Dean Purcell
The independent police watchdog has confirmed it will investigate the decision by police not to prosecute former Act MP John Banks over his 2010 mayoral donations return.
Police originally said it would not prosecute Mr Banks over donations from Kim Dotcom and Sky City in his donations return from the
2010 mayoral campaign, saying there was insufficient evidence that he had knowingly submitted a false return.
That prompted Graham McCready, a retired accountant, to take Banks to court instead and the Crown took over the prosecution after Banks was sent to trial.
The High Court in Auckland found Banks guilty of knowingly filing a false return earlier this month, prompting his resignation from Parliament. He is due to be sentenced on August 1.
A spokesman for IPCA said it had received a number of requests to investigate but had told complainants it was keeping a "watching brief" and would review the matter after the court trial.
