ACT government rejects calls from former top prosecutor Shane Drumgold to partially redact report into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann
9 months, 1 week ago

ACT government rejects calls from former top prosecutor Shane Drumgold to partially redact report into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann

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In short: The ACT government has resisted calls from the former ACT director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold to partially redact a report critical of his handling of the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann. The ACT government has resisted calls from the former ACT director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold to partially redact a report critical of his handling of the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann. On Tuesday, the ACT's former director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold called on the government to redact three chapters of the report. 'Mr Drumgold didn't receive a fair hearing' Director of the Centre for Public Integrity, Geoffrey Watson SC, said he believed last week's judicial review meant the adverse findings relating to Mr Drumgold now had "no legal effect".

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Outgoing top prosecutor Shane Drumgold launches legal proceedings against ACT government, board of inquiry and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury
1 year, 3 months ago

Outgoing top prosecutor Shane Drumgold launches legal proceedings against ACT government, board of inquiry and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury

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The ACT's outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, has commenced legal proceedings against the inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution, the ACT government and ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury. Key points: Shane Drumgold, as ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, brought Bruce Lehrmann to trial for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in a parliamentary suite in 2019 The trial was abandoned …

Outgoing top prosecutor Shane Drumgold has to reapply to work as barrister in Canberra, ACT Bar Association says
1 year, 4 months ago

Outgoing top prosecutor Shane Drumgold has to reapply to work as barrister in Canberra, ACT Bar Association says

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The ACT Bar Association says it has "grave concerns" about findings of misconduct against former top prosecutor Shane Drumgold. Key points: The report into the conduct of criminal justice agencies during Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution was yesterday released to the public The report's findings were damning of ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold, who resigned on Sunday The ACT Bar …

ACT government bows to pressure, announces it will release report into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution earlier than planned
1 year, 4 months ago

ACT government bows to pressure, announces it will release report into Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution earlier than planned

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The ACT government has bowed to political and public pressure, and will formally release the report from an inquiry into the prosecution of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann next week. Key points: The ACT government will release Walter Sofronoff's inquiry report earlier than planned The report heavily criticised ACT's top prosecutor, Shane Drumgold, whose allegations of political interference in Mr …

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions tells inquiry he suspected federal politicians may have tried to interfere with Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution
1 year, 7 months ago

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions tells inquiry he suspected federal politicians may have tried to interfere with Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution

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The ACT's top prosecutor feared that federal ministers may have interfered with police to try to thwart the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann, an inquiry has heard. Key points: The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions says he felt it was possible politicians were interfering with the police investigation He specifically wanted Liberal ministers Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash to have no …

ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold takes the stand on first day of Board of Inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial
1 year, 7 months ago

ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold takes the stand on first day of Board of Inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial

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The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold has told an inquiry into the handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial for rape that a police report questioning the credibility of Brittany Higgins contained "irrelevant material". Key points: The ACT Board of Inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann has resumed after opening submissions were made last month ACT Director of Public …

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