Jean Nassif, a fugitive Australian property developer currently residing in Beirut, testified remotely before the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC, the state's anti-corruption watchdog) on Tuesday, declaring "I am not corrupt" and threatening to withdraw from proceedings mid-hearing. Nassif, who admitted to paying lobbyists Jeremy Greenwood and Christian Ellis $1 million to help fast-track his developments, denied any knowing involvement in corrupt conduct, saying he had merely hired consultants to "unblock the way." ICAC is investigating allegations that Liberal Party figures expected $2 million in prohibited donations from Nassif in exchange for political favours, including damaging the career of a state minister and removing the NSW building commissioner.