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June 21st, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Senator Mary Jo Fisher appears in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on shoplifting charges. Picture: Kelly Barnes
Source: The Australian
LIBERAL senator Mary Jo Fisher has quit federal politics.
It follows a second alleged shoplifting incident at an Adelaide supermarket which she claimed had resulted from a panic attack.
The new incident took place at Coles supermarket at West Lakes on Saturday afternoon and involved the alleged theft of goods valued at $60.40.
The five-year senator announced her intention to resign in a statement yesterday issued about an hour after being contacted by The Advertiser to respond to questions on the matter.
She did not refer to the shoplifting claim, for which she has been reported by police, but revealed an ongoing struggle with “a depressive illness”.
“I am today announcing my intention to resign my position as a Senator representing the people of SA, effective August 10, 2012,” her statement said.
“I do so on medical advice and after experiencing a further panic attack, similar but less severe than the one which caused such grief 18 months ago.
“The road to full recovery from my depressive illness has been hampered by my trying to get better, at the same time as continuing to serve in public office.”
She will leave the Senate just before it resumes sittings after the winter recess.
Her shock announcement came at 5.33pm, 68 minutes after The Advertiser contacted her.
Police confirmed “that a 49-year-old woman has been reported for shoplifting from a supermarket at West Lakes following an incident around 5.30pm on Saturday, June 16”.
Police said security staff had “found goods in the woman’s personal bags that had not been paid for.”
In her statement, Senator Fisher – who was cleared of shoplifting but found guilty of a minor assault following an incident at a Glenunga shop last November – said she had since been persecuted by SA Police.
Her departure will cause a vacancy in the Senate to be filled by nomination of the Liberal Party and the State Parliament.
It will not affect numbers in the Lower House where the government is formed.
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