The people pushing to hide a long-awaited corruption watchdog report from public view could soon be unmasked after a judge rejected their bid for secrecy.
Victorian Supreme Court Justice Claire Harris found it was in the public's interest for the two applicants to be named as they fight to stop the release of the Operation Richmond report.
But their lawyers immediately launched an appeal against the decision and the judge allowed a temporary pseudonym order to be in place while their fight goes to the Court of Appeal.
