An investigation by the ABC uncovers the remarkable events that led to the secret trial and the unravelling of a man's impressive career.
Witness J was convicted under the myriad security laws that can trigger wide-ranging suppression of any outside scrutiny or media reporting.
A former military intelligence officer, Witness J is a Duntroon graduate in his mid 30s who served in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a distinguished record.But Witness J's downfall began during a civilian posting in a South-East Asian country when he was undergoing a re-validation of his Top Secret security clearance, which by practice is about every five years.
This coincided with a mental health crisis, which is not uncommon with people who have given many years' service in hostile environments. Witness J immediately found himself in the crosshairs of an organisation that had been his employer for five years. "How do I know? The open-mouthed gapes from my defence team and the DPP as they waded through unwalked ground," he has tweeted.
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