Support me or risk your own security - Gina

Gina Rinehart's lawyers have written to her children threatening to withdraw their 'ransom insurance'.

Gina Rinehart and daughter Ginia, who is the only one of her four children siding with their mother. Picture: Richard Polden.  Source: PerthNow

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GINA Rinehart has given her three children an ultimatum - either keep the family's court battle a secret or risk their personal security.

Mrs Rinehart has reportedly sent a letter to John Hancock, Bianca Rinehart and Hope Rinehart Welker, telling them they have until 10am AEDT to support her bid for a suppression order that will stop details of the case being reported.

If the children do not agree, then Mrs Rinehart has threatened to stop paying ransom insurance for her children, meaning they will have to deal with any security threats to themselves or their family on their own, PerthNow reported.

“Given your clients’ continued opposition to.. the suppression of information from the media in relation to the proceedings.. we can only presume that your clients’ previously stated concerns for the personal safety of their families and themselves have now completely and entirely disappeared,” the letter reportedly said.

“Under these circumstances, it seems that your clients would place no value in the continuation of ‘ransom insurance’ that is currently provided to them and/or their young children."

Last week, the NSW Supreme Court refused to grant Mrs Rinehart a new suppression order on the legal stoush.

It resulted in the release of several emails between mother and children, revealing some details of the family battle.

The suppression order case is back in the NSW Supreme Court today.

 

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