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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Integrity watchdog to examine allegations of police misconduct during Bruce Lehrmann case

Bruce Lehrmann
Bruce Lehrmann leaves the ACT supreme court in October. A corruption commission will examine the police investigation of Brittany Higgin’s allegation she was sexually assaulted. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/EPA

The explosive allegations of police misconduct surrounding the case of Bruce Lehrmann have been referred to the federal integrity and corruption watchdog for law enforcement, the ACT attorney general says.

On Thursday, the Guardian revealed that the territory’s top prosecutor, Shane Drumgold SC, had made a private complaint to chief police officer Neil Gaughan in November, just after the trial of Lehrmann collapsed due to juror misconduct.

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