Head of Bruce Lehrmann inquiry ‘infected’ by News Corp journalist against prosecutor, court told
by Henry Belot from World news | The Guardian on (#6JK4V)
Court also hears the Australian's Janet Albrechtsen gave Walter Sofronoff Lehrmann's contact details while he was examining prosecution
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Walter Sofronoff maintained extensive communication" with a columnist at the Australian - who provided Bruce Lehrmann's contact details and passed him information - while examining the failed prosecution, a court has been told.
The former Queensland judge's 273 interactions with Janet Albrechtsen over seven months were raised as part of a legal challenge by the former ACT director of public prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, who seeks to quash the ACT board of inquiry's findings.
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