Bruce Lehrmann trial: ACT attorney general backs prosecutor over handling of Brittany Higgins case

Shane Rattenbury says he still has confidence in director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold after criticism

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The Australian Capital Territory's top lawmaker has backed prosecutor Shane Drumgold amid ongoing public attacks in the wake of the Bruce Lehrmann trial.

The ACT attorney general, Shane Rattenbury, said he maintained confidence in Drumgold SC, the ACT's director of public prosecutions.