The premier mentioned he was providing the apology after a colleague referred to as him concerning the costume two days in the past however declined to disclose what was mentioned or made the decision.
“I was naive. I didn’t understand the significance of that decision,” he mentioned.
“The hurt and the pain of what that uniform represents, particularly to the millions of Jewish people who died in the Holocaust and the impact on them.”
He mentioned he did not understand how many individuals knew about him carrying the costume or for the way lengthy.
Perrottet mentioned his mother and father spoke to him the day after the celebration, telling him what he did was “wrong and insensitive”.
Perrottet, 40, mentioned he spoke to Jewish leaders earlier than the press convention and apologised for the “terrible hurt” he knew it will trigger the Jewish group.
Perrottet, who knowledgeable Treasurer Matt Kean and Deputy Premier Paul Toole, plans to talk to the RSL and different organisations this afternoon.
The premier mentioned he hadn’t thought of how damaging the revelation may very well be for his re-election marketing campaign.
