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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

Lehrmann inquiry head Walter Sofronoff loses bid to overturn ‘serious corrupt conduct’ finding

Walter Sofronoff
Thursday’s ruling also dismissed Walter Sofronoff’s argument that his partiality and dishonesty were not proven in his ‘covert’ dealings with News Corp’s Janet Albrechtsen. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

Walter Sofronoff has lost his bid against the ACT integrity commission’s finding he engaged in “serious corrupt conduct” by leaking his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann to two journalists ahead of its official release.

On Thursday, Justice Wendy Abraham dismissed Sofronoff’s attempt to overturn the integrity body’s finding earlier this year in the federal court, upholding many of its conclusions.

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