Foley denies claims he accosted women

South Australian Police Minister Kevin Foley has hit back at claims he accosted two women before allegedly being king hit outside a city nightclub.

The claims were made by the lawyer for alleged assailant Ante Tony Grgich, 30, who is charged with assaulting Mr Foley outside a city nightclub in November last year.

Speaking in Parliament, Mr Foley strenuously denied the allegations made at the Adelaide Magistrates court on Tuesday.

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"One would be circumspect about the quality of the statements made to the court today by the person representing the person who (allegedly) hit me," he said.

It is totally untrue and I look forward to my day in court when I can say the real story."

Grgich's lawyer Martin Anders told the court Mr Foley allegedly accosted two women before the assault.

He also alleged the Premier's security police had a heavy involvement in the case.

'The matters that we're referring to are contained within signed statements from independent witnesses,' Mr Anders told AAP on Tuesday.

Premier Mike Rann defended his beleaguered police minister against calls for him to step down over a potential conflict of interest.

'It is not a conflict of interest to be bashed,' Mr Rann told Parliament.

'Every single citizen of our state ... is entitled to live peacefully without being bashed. That is not a conflict of interest, that is a crime.

Mr Foley previously said he had been assaulted after being a “good samaritan'' to a woman in distress outside Adelaide night club Marble Bar.

“I thought I would go into Waymouth St to find a taxi, was walking along and there was a woman who was distressed because a boyfriend or whoever was harassing her,'' Mr Foley said at the time.

“I stopped and asked a question if she was okay and she said, ‘Yes', and thanked me. I kept walking.''

“I didn't break my stride, and the next thing I know, I'm flat on the ground.''

Last week, charges were dropped against another man who allegedly assaulted Mr Foley in a city cocktail bar in April.

Mr Foley told ABC radio the charges had been dropped after he picked the wrong person out of a line-up.

Mr Anders said he intended to subpoena all of the police notes on the alleged April assault.

Magistrate Bill Ackland adjourned the court case until 28 June.