ACT top prosecutor Shane Drumgold, SC, has resigned from his high-profile role following a series of damning findings made about him by an independent inquiry into the handling of the rape case of former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann.
The territory’s Attorney-General, Shane Rattenbury, said in a statement on Sunday that he had spoken with Drumgold after the contents of the report by former Queensland Supreme Court judge Walter Sofronoff, KC, were made public on Thursday after being leaked to the media.“Mr Drumgold and I agreed that his position as director of public prosecutions was no longer tenable,” Rattenbury said.
The inquiry was launched by the ACT government last year after a fallout between Drumgold and police. It is one of at least six legal proceedings sparked since the initial criminal trial, including three defamation proceedings launched by Lehrmann, one since dropped, and two defamation proceedings lodged by Reynolds.
Drumgold, who has been on leave since June, declined to comment when contacted on Thursday, saying he had not yet seen the report, which did find the prosecution of Lehrmann was properly brought.Loading
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