‘Greatly concerned’: prosecutor warns of potentially ‘unlawful’ disclosures about Brittany Higgins
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#66ESP)
Exclusive: ACT director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold reveals he has made complaint about undisclosed matters that are currently under investigation
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The ACT director of public prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, has expressed serious concern about the potentially unlawful" sharing of police material about a still-hospitalised Brittany Higgins, revealing he has previously lodged a related complaint and that there are active investigations under way.
On Saturday morning, News Corp used internal police notes and briefing documents to report that investigators held doubts about Higgins' credibility, but that the DPP pressed ahead with the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.
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