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Lehrmann inquiry: what's a director of public prosecutions or DPP? A legal expert explains

Australian public prosecutors are far less visible than defence lawyers, judges and police, yet they are the most powerful actors in the criminal justice system.

The Conversation

Lehrmann prosecutor 'blurred lines' for police: inquiry

An independent inquiry into how the justice system handled Brittany Higgins' rape allegations is examining why police are confused on when to charge a suspect.

AAP

Taiwan’s choice: who will replace Tsai Ing-wen as president amid China tensions?

The presidential election in 2024 will be decided by 23.5 million people voting on a range of issues, but how each party intends to deal with China looms large

The Guardian - AU

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Senior cop denies officers were 'unsupportive' of Brittany Higgins during investigation into alleged rape

Detective Superintendent Scott Moller refutes suggestion having five police officers surround Ms Higgins after she gave a second police interview went against their usual victim-centric approach.

ABC News

Senior ACT police officer was ‘immediately suspicious’ of Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation, inquiry told

Det Supt Scott Moller says he did not understand why Higgins wanted to ‘involve the media’ before giving formal statement to police

The Guardian - AU

DPP hits back at Met chief by suggesting police are not bringing enough cases

Max Hill’s comments follow Sir Mark Rowley accusing the Crown Prosecution Service of ‘cherry-picking’ easy cases to boost its conviction rates’

Evening Standard

Police did not believe evidence was sufficient to take Bruce Lehrmann to trial, inquiry hears

AFP’s Scott Moller says he charged Lehrmann on advice of DPP despite investigators not thinking Brittany Higgins’s allegations reached threshold for prosecution

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Kinahan enforcer who nailed man to kitchen floor jailed over money laundering

Mr Justice Tony Hunt at the Special Criminal Court said that Gerard Mackin handled the money "in the context of some form of serious organised criminality in the Limerick area"

Dublin Live

Kinahan enforcer Gerard Mackin - who nailed man to kitchen floor - jailed over possession of crime cash

While the sum of money, €4,780, was 'at the lower end of the scale' the judge said the circumstances were not and Mackin's previous conviction for assault causing harm is 'relevant to this case'

Irish Mirror

ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold stood aside

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Anthony Williamson SC will step into the top job until June, as the Lehrmann inquiry continues.

Crikey

Gas lobby plans ‘national public awareness campaign’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

ACT’s top prosecutor Shane Drumgold to take leave

ACT DPP Shane Drumgold will temporarily step down from the role, as an inquiry into the handling of a case against Bruce Lehrmann continues.

The New Daily

Lehrmann’s lawyer denies police and defence case were deliberately aligned

Bruce Lehrmann’s trial barrister Steven Whybrow praised police for the ‘lengths’ they went to in assisting the defence case.

Crikey

Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, Stacey Thorne among 64 WA cold cases given $1 million reward

An additional 60 unsolved missing and murdered persons cases in WA, including those of amateur prospectors Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, will attract rewards of $1 million each for information that results in a conviction.

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Transcript released to Bruce Lehrmann board of inquiry reveals jurors did not discuss research paper that saw trial abandoned

A transcript of closed proceedings during the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, which has been released to an ACT board of inquiry, reveals the jury never discussed the research paper that saw the case abandoned.

ABC News

ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold admits he should have done more to correct reporting of Lisa Wilkinson's Logies speech

Media reports at the time claimed journalist Lisa Wilkinson had been given a clear direction from the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions not to give the speech, which her lawyer disputes.

Crikey

Prosecutor in Lehrmann trial doesn’t rule out chance of political interference

Under questioning, ACT DPP Shane Drumgold qualified his claim police were politically motivated in the Bruce Lehrmann matter, but holds to concerns with respect to other players.

The Hindu

Letters to The Editor — May 12, 2023

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Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer says he demanded that ACT's chief prosecutor stop Brittany Higgins from addressing National Press Club

John Korn, who represented Bruce Lehrmann, recalls his "somewhat inappropriate" advice to the ACT's top prosecutor to prevent a speech at the National Press Club about sexual assault.

Irish Mirror

Garda to face criminal prosecution over pursuit of infamous N7 robbery gang who died in head-on smash fireball

Dean Maguire, 29, Karl Freeman, 26, and Graham Taylor, 31 were killed instantly when their BMW vehicle burst into flames following a crash with a truck while they were driving on the wrong side of the carriageway

Newcastle Herald

Plastic surgeon used Snapchat to procure and pay six underage girls for sex, police allege

Double Bay doctor Richard Paris Sackelariou remains behind bars.

ABC News

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions tells inquiry he suspected federal politicians may have tried to interfere with Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution

Shane Drumgold tells the ACT Board of Inquiry he had wondered whether government ministers were exerting pressure on police investigators.

ABC News

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold defends decision to block police report during Bruce Lehrmann's trial

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold called police officers investigating the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins "boofheads", Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer tells an inquiry.

The Canberra Times

'Abusive' police terminating sexual assault cases too early: DPP

Shane Drumgold SC believes police are getting a legal test wrong.

ABC News

ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold takes the stand on first day of Board of Inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann's trial

Questioned about an Australian Federal Police report that described Brittany Higgins as "manipulative", ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold tells a Board of Inquiry into the case that it contained "basic, misguided analysis".

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