/ 03 August 2023

Canberra’s prosecutor slammed

Image source: AAP
Image source: AAP

The ACT’s chief prosecutor was justified in bringing a prosecution against former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over his alleged assault of Brittany Higgins – but that’s about the only positive finding for Shane Drumgold out of the inquiry into the case. The Australian has splashed this morning (paywall) with the leaked final report that says Drumgold was found to have knowingly lied during court proceedings (including about his interaction with TV personality Lisa Wilkinson). He also “did not act with fairness and detachment as was required by his role”. As for ACT Police, they “performed their duties in absolute good faith” and conducted “a thorough investigation” of Higgins’ claims. The ACT Government received the report earlier this week and wanted some time to digest the findings. It’s facing a multimillion-dollar claim from Lehrmann as a result of this gross misconduct finding against Drumgold, reports say.

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