An allegedly corrupt Transport for NSW official at the centre of a multimillion-dollar kickback scandal has denied pressuring a contractor to purchase a $130,000 yellow Mercedes-Benz car for him, despite text messages showing he sent photos of the car and a link to a dealership.

In his 13th day in the Independent Commission Against Corruption witness box, sacked transport official Ibrahim Helmy was grilled about whether he had ever asked Andrew Stewart, the director of family business Capital Lines & Signs, to purchase for him a yellow Mercedes-Benz CLA45-S class worth more than $130,000.

A photo of the yellow Mercedes-Benz tendered to the ICAC inquiry. Credit: ICAC

The inquiry was shown a text message and photo of the luxury car Helmy sent Stewart on February 17, 2023, where he sai

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