One of the allegedly corrupt councillors at the centre of the Casey land scandal will continue to be paid while he remains in Egypt and avoids interrogation by authorities in Victoria.

Casey council on Tuesday night granted a request by former mayor Sam Aziz for extended paid leave from council duties until April on medical grounds.

Former Casey mayor Sam Aziz has been granted paid leave for a heart condition. Credit:James Taylor

Mayor Susan Serey said at the meeting that the council was hamstrung by the Local Government Act, which said councillors should not be refused leave unreasonably.

Cr Serey said she understood the move to grant leave would be seen as “unacceptable” by ratepayers, but said the council would have been vulnerable to legal action by Cr Aziz if it refused his application, which was backed by medical evidence.