Inquiry reveals a police force under pressure
Senior police have spent the week being questioned about their investigation into ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape claims.
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Senior police have spent the week being questioned about their investigation into ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape claims.
"Commissioner Sofronoff has been far and away the best questioner we have seen – not just for the content of his questions but also his personal style in asking questions," writes HUGH SELBY.
A senior officer in the Australian Federal Police has blamed the territory's chief prosecutor for confusing police about the legal threshold required to charge a suspect.
"ACT Legal Aid has chosen to remain silent. That silence amplifies the concerns that if Mr Lehrmann’s recollections are correct, then Legal Aid has lost its way when assisting accused at criminal trials," writes HUGH SELBY.
An officer who investigated ex-Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins' rape allegations conceded her understanding of the test to charge a suspect was incorrect.