SA driver’s licence examiner Jawad Joe Dimachki faces court accused of corruption offences

A DRIVER’S licence examiner has faced court accused of accepting bribes, falsifying documents, deception and abusing public office to benefit himself.

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A DRIVER’S licence examiner has faced court accused of accepting bribes, falsifying documents, deception and abusing public office to benefit himself.

Jawad Joe Dimachki, 36, of Daw Park, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday.

He has yet to plead to 14 counts of being a public officer who improperly exercised his power and 37 aggravated counts of dishonestly dealing with documents.

He is further charged with 36 aggravated counts of deceiving another to benefit himself and 22 counts of receiving or accepting a bribe in exchange for making an omission.

Dimachki was arrested on September 23 by detectives from SA Police’s anti-corruption branch.

At the time, police said the charges related to his alleged conduct “as an authorised examiner, responsible for testing candidates for driver’s licences”.

On Friday, prosecutors asked the court to adjourn the matter for an extended period of time owing to the “volume of documents that need to be gathered”.

Dimachki was remanded on continuing bail to face court again in January.

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