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Federal government backs call to make public why former intelligence officer Witness J was secretly jailed

Witness J, pictured here in Baghdad, was charged and jailed in secret after admitting to mishandling classified information. (Supplied)

The reason the man dubbed Witness J was charged and jailed in secret in Canberra may soon be made public.

Witness J spent 15 months in Canberra's jail after he pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information.

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