Bruce Lehrmann’s property raided by National Anti-Corruption Commission and police

Lawyer for former Coalition staffer confirms searches occurred, but says he denies any wrongdoing

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Bruce Lehrmann has had his property raided as part of a National Anti-Corruption Commission investigation into a conspiracy" that he allegedly improperly held documents linked to the scrapped French submarine deal.

Lehrmann's lawyer, Zali Burrows, confirmed the June raid that was first reported by News Corp on Friday morning, but said there was no basis to the allegations and that the former Coalition staffer denied any wrongdoing as the Nacc investigated the conspiracy".

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