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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Andrew Messenger

Identity of high-profile Queensland man drawn into extortion case to remain secret after court ruling

A statue of Themis, the Greek god of justice, stands outside the supreme court in Brisbane.
A legal challenge against the suppression order over the identity of a high-profile Queensland man has been thrown out. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

The identity of a high-profile Queensland man drawn into a Cairns extortion case will remain secret, after the state’s supreme court threw out a legal challenge against a suppression order.

The man – referred to as MM by the court – was drawn into an extortion case earlier this year. He is not a party to the case and is not accused of any offence.

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