FIVE men will be charged over the Lindsay leaflet scandal which sent the Liberal Party into crisis just days before November's federal election.
NSW Police yesterday confirmed they had begun legal proceedings against the men, who will appear in the Downing Centre Local Court on April 29.
After consulting the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, they would charge the men under Section 328 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act, which deals with the printing and publication of election material.
The November 21 distribution of a fake pamphlet alleging Labor wanted the Bali bombers forgiven was the nail in the Coalition's coffin at the election three days later. The pamphlets carried the ALP logo and were from the non-existent Islamic Australia Federation.
The covert letterboxing, uncovered by a team of Labor sleuths armed with cameras, was designed to secure victory for Liberal candidate Karen Chijoff by linking the Labor Party with Islam.
Her husband, Greg, and Gary Clark, the husband of the retiring MP Jackie Kelly, were involved in the scandal.
