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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

‘Greatly concerned’: prosecutor warns of potentially ‘unlawful’ disclosures about Brittany Higgins

Brittany Higgins arriving at the ACT supreme court in Canberra
Brittany Higgins is in hospital receiving mental health treatment and support, friends say. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

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.

On Saturday morning, News Corp used internal police notes and briefing documents to report that investigators held doubts about Higgins’ credibility, but that the DPP pressed ahead with the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.

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