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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Richard Ackland

Bruce Lehrmann tells his side of the story in a TV interview – so why did he decline to in court?

Bruce Lehrmann
‘Bruce Lehrmann told the Sunday night viewers that his lawyers advised him against the TV interview. It was a pity Lehrmann didn’t take it.’ Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Viewers of Channel Seven’s interview with Bruce Lehrmann on Sunday were told that this was a special occasion because it was the first opportunity he had to tell his side of the story about the Parliament House rape allegation.

Actually, the first opportunity was during his rape trial, an opportunity Lehrmann declined to take. Instead, he exercised his right to silence while his accuser, Brittany Higgins, was questioned for four days.

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