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The Canberra Times
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Blake Foden

'Most profound instance of entrapment': Aulich accuses police of 'intentional illegal conduct'

Ben Aulich and fellow alleged money laundering conspirator Michael Papandrea, inset, leave court on Thursday. Pictures by Blake Foden

Prominent Canberra lawyer Ben Aulich has accused police of "the clearest and most profound instance of entrapment imaginable" as he contests claims he conspired to launder money purported to be the proceeds of crime.

Aulich's barrister, David Campbell SC, made the accusation in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday, when he applied to cross-examine the undercover police officers who targeted the well-known solicitor.

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