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An inquiry into the criminal justice system’s handling of Brittany Higgins’s allegations of rape againstShane Drumgoldrevealed by the Guardian
, which alleged police had attempted to pressure him against running the case and later sided with the defence during the high-profile trial. Drumgold was the chief prosecutor at Lehrmann’s trial, into allegations he raped former political staffer Higgins at Parliament House.The trial collapsed after a lengthy period of jury deliberations due to juror misconduct. A retrial did not proceed due to prosecutors’ concerns about Higgins’ mental health.
The inquiry will be split into four “modules” of hearings. The first, scheduled to run from today until 16 May, lists only two witnesses – Drumgold and Lehrmann’s defence barrister,Updated at 22.37 BST
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