Allegations behind raid at apartment of Palaszczuk’s partner revealed
Dr Reza Adib, partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, has been charged with three counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, and two counts of deprivation of liberty following a police raid on his Gold Coast apartment. The raid took place on April 30, with officers seizing items from the Burleigh Heads residence. Adib voluntarily surrendered to police on May 1 and has not publicly commented on the allegations.
- ▪Dr Reza Adib was charged with three counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, and two counts of deprivation of liberty.
- ▪Police raided Adib's Burleigh Heads apartment on April 30, declaring it a crime scene and removing items in bags.
- ▪Adib voluntarily attended Southport Police Station on May 1 and left with his lawyer without speaking to the press.
- ▪Annastacia Palaszczuk stated she was unaware of the raid when questioned at a public event on the same evening.
- ▪Adib is a prominent bariatric surgeon but is not currently accredited to operate at the Wesley Hospital, according to Uniting Care.
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