Bruce Lehrmann case: police union condemns ‘smears’ against investigators and backs calls for judicial inquiry

ACT prosecutor complained in a letter to police chief he was under pressure from officers not to prosecute the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins

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The police union has hit out at smears" against investigators in the case of Bruce Lehrmann and thrown its full support behind calls for a judicial inquiry into the handling of the case, saying it must also consider the conduct of the Director of Public Prosecutions, among others.

The Australian Federal Police Association, which represents federal and ACT police, also plans to make a complaint to the information watchdog about the freedom of information process that resulted in the release of a letter penned by the DPP Shane Drumgold SC, which made stunning allegations of police conduct.

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