Exclusive: ACT director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold reveals he has made complaint about undisclosed matters that are currently under investigation
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.
Asked to respond to the story, Drumgold expressed serious concerns about the distribution of documents that were “potentially legally protected”. The ABC has previously reported that an internal investigation was requested by Higgins over a decision by police to share evidence with the defence team of Bruce Lehrmann, who has consistently maintained that no sexual activity took place at all between Higgins and himself.
The material published in the Australian on Saturday claimed that Drumgold had pushed to take the case for trial, despite police having concerns about the sufficiency of the evidence. One of the investigators had also complained, alleging “political interference”.
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