by Natalie O’Brien
Premium Content Exclusive: A police stuff-up could see hundreds of criminal trials compromised across Australia. In a bombshell admission, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) conceded its covert wire-tap system had lost thousands of calls, which could jeopardise trials for terrorism, organised crime, drug offences, as well as Australia s biggest tax fraud cases. The AFP made the stunning revelations in the NSW Supreme Court, noting there was no available explanation for many of the lost calls. The AFP also explained that those lost calls, or calls where the content was not captured, had not been revealed to the defence teams of people charged with serious crimes.
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