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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Steve Evans

Big questions need answering from the Sofronoff inquiry

Shane Drumgold speaking outside court during the trial of Bruce Lehrmann. Picture by Karleen Minney

The devastating report into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann for the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins raises a string of very serious questions. The inquiry findings obtained and published in depth by The Australian are, to say the least, awkward for the ACT government.

At the top of the list is how on earth the ACT's top prosecutor could have been so remiss as to behave in such a way that could have tilted a trial against an accused person.

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