Alleged politician manure dumper to finally have his day in court

A man accused of trying to dump manure outside the premier’s office building has finally learnt when he will fight his case in court.

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A BRIDGEWATER man who allegedly tried to dump eight tonnes of animal manure outside former premier Will Hodgman’s office will finally fight his case in court next month.

Scott Wayne Moore appeared in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Thursday, when a date of August 18 was set down for a contested hearing.

The court heard the matter would take three to four hours, with three police officers expected to give evidence and half an hour of body-worn footage to be screened.

Mr Moore has previously pleaded not guilty to one count of resisting a police officer and one count of failing to comply with the officer’s direction on August 9 last year.

The Executive Building in Murray St, Hobart.

Then, 51, Mr Moore allegedly resisted Tasmania Police outside the Executive Building by pulling away from an officer and bracing himself in a vehicle as they were trying to remove him.

At the time, Mr Moore claimed he was “dragged out” of his truck, later telling the Mercury he was involved in a long-running dispute with Centrelink and was banned from offices across the country.

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